Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE HIMALAYAN TRUST UK 

Relief of poverty and sickness in NepalProtection of the environment ,particularly the National Parks in Nepal
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£123£167£-44n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£172£195£-23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£211£176£35n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£147£197£-50n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£214£152£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£278£385£-107£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16?£207£400£-193£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£338£146£192£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£170£86£84£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£114£54£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£109£109£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£76£94£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£83£115£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£70£40£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£83£64£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£90£51£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£55£73£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£66£46£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£63£50£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

www.himalayantrust.co.uk

kate.wolstenholme@pwc.com

07740 923078

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nepal,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/08/1990, number: 1000153
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

62 Riversdale road
London
N5 2JZ

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEPAL B) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR IN THE NATIONAL PARKS IN NEPAL AND THEIR ENVIRONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEPAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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