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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustoesl membors of Himalayan Trust UK On accounts for the year endèd 310ecember 2021 Charity no {if any) 1000153 Set out on pages Attached I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the al)ove charity ('the Trust"} for year erKled Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you a￿ ￿SPOnsible for the preparats'on basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {-the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carned out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinats'on, I have followed the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 145{5Xbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in conneclion wilh the examination which gives me ause to believe that in, any material respect= accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connedion with the 8xamination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper urxlerslanding of the accounts to be reached. Signod: Nam0". Chades Mirrington Relevant professional quallflcation{s} or body {if any}: Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Addrèss: 16 West Way. P8tts Vvood. Kent, BR5 1LW Section B Disclosure Only complete ifthe examiner needs to hohlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018

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Himalayan Trust UK Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2021 The Trustees of The Himalayan Trust UK (Charity Reg No 1000153) present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 and Confirm they cO￿pIY with the duty in the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission. The address of the principal office of the charityis 62 Riversdale Road, London N52JZ. Trustees As at the date of approval of this report (except as noted), the TTUStees were as follows: Graham Wrigley (Chairman) John W<ilton Angus Macdonald Deborah Eklund Kate Keohane Kate Wolstenholme Michelle Hancock (resigned oo June 0021) Rebecca Stephens Robert Ross (appointed 21 March 2022) Rupert Band Sabian Phippen Sasja Mccann Sue LEyden Titnothy Keyes Sir Chris Bonington CBE is President of the Himalayan Trust UK. and Mary Lowe is Honorary 1953 Patron. Governance The Trnst is governed through the Restated and Amended Trust Deed relating to the Himalayan Trust UK, dated 19 April 2006. SUPPORTING THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OF NEPAL Presldent.. Sif Christian 8oninRton CBE I Chairman.. GKahlff ffl WriAk.v l Deputy Chalrman: John Walton l Honorary 1951 Patron.. F4ilary Lowc [e-mail] I www.himalayantrust.co.uk Charii'i No l(JMISI

Himalayan Trust UK Objectives and activities The Himalayan Trust UK has been working since 1989 to help the mountain people of Nepal. We strive to improve health and education in the mountainous regions of Northeastern Nepal, particularly in the Taplejung region. We hold to the guiding principles laid down by Sir Edmund Hillary when he founded the first Himalayan Trust in 1960.. To focus on basic infrastructure - education, health, environment To do only that whieh is requested by the mountain people To involve the mountain people themselves in the work - "self-help" To minimise all unnecessary cost and to facilitate direct transfer of funds To look for long term sustainability and independence for the mountain people. Financial review In the financial year to 31 December 2021, the Trust recorded total receipts of £172k (2020: £211k), and total pa￿entS of £195k (2020: £176k). The Trust closed the year with £3ook of funds (£3iik as at 31 Decetnber 2020). The Covid-19 pandemic continued to impaet our work in Nepal as set out in the Education and Health sections below. Despite diffieulties in travelling to Nepal during 2021, the trustees carried out regular updates by video conference to review perforn]ance and check the governance of our local partners, with travel to Nepal haNryng resumed in 2022. Sadly, the pandemic meant we were unable to go ahead with a planned dinner to celebrate Sir Edmund Hillary's iooth birthday, for which we collected donations of £22k during 2020. We are organising a replacement event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Everest ascent in 2023, but meanwhile we offered donors the option of a refund and £16k was refunded during 2021. We are grateful to all of our donors who have continued to provide a source of funds for our important ongoing work. including notable donations from Ronan Murphy, Bain & Company, Baillie Gifford, Rupert Band, The 3Ts Charitable Trust, Kenneth Stacey and the Beatrice Laing Trnst. During 2021 we also received £50,000 from Blueberry Hill Charitable Trust for the rebuild of Rani school in Phaktanglung, Taplejung which was severely impacted by a landslide in 2020. This has been presented within restricted ￿nds. SUPPORTING THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OF NEPAL

Himalayan Trust UK When required, the Trust also receives restricted funds which specifically cover the costs of hosted events and any trustee expenses (although no such costs were incurred during 2021 or 2020 due to ongoing restrictions from the CO￿d-19 pandemic). Donors can therefore be assured that other than some minor and unavoidable administration costs (under 2% of funds raised), their donations go directly to helping the mountain people of Nepal. Whilst our Trust Deed does not specify a specific policy on reserves, the Thistees seek to ensure that the level of reserves held is always sufficient to cover at least one ye.ar.s worth of future grants. Having considered our financial position, we remain confident of our ability to deliver on our commitments. Operational review Education." Although the last two years with Covid-19 have added challenges to the delivery of our teacher training programme, we have managed to achieve a great deal in supporting 35 sehools: We maintained the teacher training prograrnme and ensured that teachers were ready as soon as schools reopened after lengthy closures. We maintained a learning programme for children through lockdowns with regularly transmitted radio programmes, having ensured that every ehild had access to a radio and home working books. We mobilised the teachers and the REED staff to visit children in their homes to give them additional support. We installed supplies of washing and hygiene products in every school so that chiIdren can maintain a good level of personal hygiene in il Pvbt Covid-19 world. Every child now has a lunch box so they can have nutritious food in the middle of the day, having a dramatic effect on learning outcomes. Following the destruction of Rani School, we rebuilt the school and ensured that it is protected from further landslides. We built a four-classroom block at Tapethok School enabling them to embark upon the IVIGML (Multi Grade Multi l£vel) style of teaching. We refurbished the girls, hostel at IElep School, proiriding them with clean and seeure accommodation, a fresh water supply. and a toilet and shower block with a solar heated water supply. SUPPORTING THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OF NEPAL

Himalayan Trust UK We have also embarked upon several initiatives in addition to the on-going teacher training programme: We have plans to build a new kitchen and dining facility at the Lelep girls, hostel. We are seeking to ensure that bright children have access to further edueation through a robust scholarship programme, and that all children, as they approach schooI leaving age, have access to a vocational course that will lead to earning opportunities Mrithin the local community. There are seven schools within our project area that do not have access to fresh water. This is a priority. We plan to create reading camps, giving children the opportunity to explore books, develop their reading skills, and enhance their learning potential. Health.. During 2021, the pandemic continued to severely impact on our work until August. FolIowing four years of health implementation in Yamphudin Ward, by the end of the year we succeeded in achieTring all planned core work and handed responsibility over to the local community (see below). Outside of our core health programme, we sent further PPE to all eight of our target health posts for Covid. and an oxygen concentrator and other supplies to the Rural Municipality Isolation Centre. We also installed a baby warmer in Lelep Health Post and trained staff to use it. The central aim of our health programme is to work sustainably in close partnership with local people, to increase their capacity for the future. We base much of our work on existing local policy, ￿th a view to villagers being empowered to continue it themselves. This year, we supported the establishment of a local remote office for Action For Nepal (our implementing partner based in Kathmandu) and appointed a Field Officer. This succeeded in bringing the team closer to the villages. Our focus in 2021 was the Community Health Awareness Project (CHAP). With the aims of better health knowledge and better use of the recently improved health services, Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVS) were trained and supported to run awareness sessions in the mothers, group meetings in toles (grassroot areas of the Ward). Similarly, health post staff were trained to teach health in local sehools. In total, 422 villagers and 237 schoolchildren participated. those attending were shown to have improved knowledge of antenatal care, deIivery> Postnatal care and looking after a newborn. School children became more aware of personal cleanliness, changes during adolescence and menstrual hygiene. Attendances at the health post had been rising throughout our work in Yamphudin, but villagers were asked not to attend SUPPORTING THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OF NEPAL

Himalayan Trust UK unless essential through the pandemic. However, the clear impression is that services are being used more appropriately and that CHAP has Contributed to this. In addition, we met with the management team of the Community Fund for Maternity Emergencies and supported developments to extend the help for mothers and families. We ran training for the Health Post Operation and anagement Committee, and an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife from Yatnphudin completed Skilled Birth Attendant training in Kathmandu, raising the quality of work and safety at the Birthing Centre. We supported health post staff to regularly collect the Health Management Inforniation System activity data, to monitor the health post work and raise any concerns early. Governance at the health post was tightened by introducing a Special Incident Form and a system to discuss findirAgs if necessary. The ongoing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for Infection Control were reinforced, creating a safer environment for patients and staff. In December 2021, the Yamphudin Health Project was officially handed over to the local community. The Ward Chair sincerely thanked the Himalayan Trnst UK, Action For Nepal and our sponsors. The community pledged to look after the new health post building, work to maintain standards at the health post and to continue the community work, including CHAP. The FCHV who chairs the Community Fund noted the complete change in maternity knowledge and behaviour that our project has achieved. Now that women are better educated on health and there is a well-equipped Birthing Centre with well-trained staff, women are attending antenatal care and planning to deliver there. We look forward to continuing informal links with these villagers whom we have got to know so well and supporting them as appropriate, while we move to Lelep next year. Throughout 2021, we have consciously worked to have no negative impact on the physical environment. SUPPORTING THE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE OF NEPAL

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