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

Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

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.
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Presldent.. Sif Christian 8oninRton CBE I Chairman.. GKahlff ffl WriAk.v l Deputy Chalrman: John Walton l Honorary 1951 Patron.. F4ilary Lowc
enquiflP5@himalay8ntriJsi.co.yk I www.himalayantrust.co.uk
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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