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2021-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
From 1st August 2020 To 31st July 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Himalayan Youth Foundation UK (HYF-UK)

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1124243

7 Hallam Mews

London

Postcode W1W 6AR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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8		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
Norman Stromsoy Chairman HYF-UK
Samantha Michel Secretary
GerrySlater Treasurer
CathyKerr Trustee 4thMarch 2020 onwards
Koenraad Foulon Trustee
Stephan Michel Trustee Retired 4thMarch 2020

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Trust Deed

How the charity is constituted

Trust

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by Existing Trustees

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The charity works closely with the Himalayan Youth Foundation in the USA (HYF-US), Mountaineers for Himalayas (M4H) in Andorra, and the Fontana Foundation in Switzerland.

Working with these organisations, support is provided to the following operational charities

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Section C Objectives and activities

To advance Education, relieve poverty, sickness and distress and Summary of the objects of promote the good health of children, particularly those aged 6 to 18, living the charity set out in its in the Himalayan region, in such ways as the Trustees think fit. governing document The charity has continued to work closely with HYF-US and M4H to support the needs of both HCF in Nepal and CTAS in Bhutan. HCF in Nepal The past year has been extremely challenging due to the impact of Covid-19 on the work of our charity both here in the UK and Nepal. During this period the Nepalese Government closed schools, colleges and universities which forced the centre in Nepal to provide tutoring and online learning for long periods of the year. Our charity provided funds for PPE resources, educational advice, support and resources to support the continued education of the students. The provision of some additional laptop computers and a large smart screen computer proved invaluable in supporting students through this difficult period which enabled them to resume their education with the minimum disruption. Mountaineers for Himalayas in Andorra (M4H) continues to have overall financial responsibility for HCF in Nepal. HCF in Nepal runs a hostel constructed in 2007 on the outskirts of Kathmandu which houses 100 underprivileged and/or orphaned students Summary of the main as well as mentoring and financial support to 25 students undertaking activities undertaken for the Higher Education in the community. The hostel provides general care public benefit in relation to and assistance for the children and provides for their education through these objects (include within local schools. this section the statutory declaration that trustees In the past we have supported HCF by providing individual sponsors for have had regard to the each child. Sadly, since the beginning of the pandemic we have been guidance issued by the unable to find any new sponsors or gather significant donations here in Charity Commission on the UK. The UK is supporting eight older students who are currently public benefit) undertaking Higher education and living outside the Kailash Home. We have endeavoured to maintain regular contact and support for them throughout this very challenging period. We have continued to work with the Madrinha Trust to provide financial support and mentoring guidance to the students, helping them to make the very most of this opportunity. Madrinha have agreed to continue to provide funds to cover University fees and living expenses during their course but have now signalled that they do not intend to support future students at the present time. We worked closely with the full time Education Officer employed by HCF to improve employability training, education and mentoring support for all students but unfortunately this role has now been cut and will not be replaced. As detailed in section D below, funds have been provided to contribute to the existing operational costs of the Kailash hostel. Specific funds were donated to implement an employability skills and enterprise training programme which saw the development of new horticultural, bakery and bicycle maintenance facilities. Instructors were employed to train students so that they could eventually develop mini business enterprises. Unfortunately, progress was limited due to the extensive lockdown, but the facilities and equipment needed to progress these projects are now

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available to students and the staff team and we hope that they can begin again.

CTAS in Bhutan

The Fontana Foundation in Switzerland continues to have overall financial responsibility for CTAS in Bhutan, and we work with them to support the children at the Choki school.

CTAS in Bhutan is a private school for traditional arts, set up to help children from broken and economically disadvantaged homes. The school provides free education, food and lodging and schools the children in the traditional arts of Lhadri(painting), Jinzo(sculpture) and Pap(carving).

A contribution has been made towards the costs of a new study block, for which construction has commenced but not yet completed.

Charity Commission Guidance

In managing the charity's activities, the Trustees have taken due notice of the Guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. A Trustee with recent and relevant experience has been appointed with child safeguarding responsibility. He liaises with HCF and the management team to hold them to account for ensuring high standards of safeguarding are maintained.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The number of children the Charity supports through sponsorship remains at 25 children in the Kailash Home in Nepal. We support a further 8 students undertaking Higher education and training.

The charity is pleased to record that the following sums have been raised and distributed during the year-

The funds were distributed as follows: -

To Kailash Home in Kathmandu

To Choki Arts School in Thimpu

Section E Financial review

Recognising the responsibility of maintaining an increasing number of Brief statement of the sponsors, the Charity operates a Reserve Policy, which provides financial charity’s policy on reserves cover in the event of a default by sponsors. During the current year, the Reserve has been maintained at the same level as in the previous year. Additional reserves are also in place to protect the charity from exposure to adverse movement in the currency exchange rate.

We work in close co-operation with M4H in Andorra and Fontana Foundation in Switzerland, and these organisations operate reserve policies aimed at ensuring that operating costs at HCF and CTAS are fully covered.

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Details of any funds materially in deficit

None.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The principal sources of funding for the Charity have been donations from individuals and from other charitable organisations.

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) N. Stromsoy Sam Michel Full name(s) Norman Stromsoy Samantha Michel Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chairman Secretary Date January 2022

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Charity Name No (if any) Himalayan Youth Foundation UK 1124243 Receipts and payments accounts

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For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/08/2020 31/07/2021

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
30,200
28,435
3,334
3,817
1,959
32,000
1,000
5,077
2
-
105,824
-
-
-
105,824		 Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
30,200
28,435
3,334
3,817
1,959
32,000
1,000
5,077
2
-
105,824
-
-
-
105,824		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £
30,200
28,435
3,334
3,817
1,959
32,000
1,000
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5,077
2
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105,824
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105,824		 Total funds
to the nearest £
30,200
28,435
3,334
3,817
1,959
32,000
1,000
-
5,077
2
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105,824
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105,824		 Last year
to the nearest £
HCF Child Sponsorship 30,200 -
HCF UniversitySponsorship 28,435 -
HCF Just GivingDonations 3,334 -
HCF Medical Fund
HCFGeneral Donations		 -
-
HCF Enterprise Fund 32,000 -
CTAS Donations 1,000 -
HCF Gift Aid Recovery 5,077
Bank Interst
Rounding error
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
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HCF Sponsor Fees		 24,635 - - 24,635 -
HCF College fees 26,919 - - 26,919 -
HCF Sponsor support 2,299 - - 2,299 -
HCF Enterprise expenses 16,952 - - 16,952 -
HCF BuildingEquipment 3,351 - - 3,351 -
HCF Medical 3,897 - - 3,897 -
CTAS Support 2,182 - - 2,182 -
Fees and Costs 696 - - 696 -
Roundingerror 1 - - 1 -
**Sub total ** 80,932 - - 80,932 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
-
24,892 -
- -
49,171 -
74,063 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Details
Details
Treasurer Account
Savings accouint
USD Account- converted
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
33,714
-
3,809
-
36,540
-
74,063
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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liability relates
Amount due
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funds
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Date of approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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to Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Himalayan Youth Foundation UK On accounts for the year ended 31st July 2021 Charity no (if any) 1124243 Set out on pages 1&2 Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examlner under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examinatlon is needed. It is my responsibility to". examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directtons grven by the Charity Commission (under seclion 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in a(LOrdan￿ with general Directions given examinerfs ststement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a revÈew of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disdosures in the acLX)unts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken (lo not provide all the eviden￿ that would be required in an audit. and onsequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set oul in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention examinerfs statement (other than that disdosed below") which gives me reasonable cause to believe Ihat in. any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting remrds in accordan￿ with section 41 of the 1993 Act,. and to prepare accounts which accord ￿th the accounting records and cofflply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met . or 2. to whiGh. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: tvi Jtrmu oy MJriGN StromJoy Date: 15 1 2022 Name: