THE BRITAIN44EPAL SOCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE 2025
Thè Brttaln-N•pal Soclety
President.. His Roy81 Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG. GCVO
Patron.. His Excellency Chandra Kumar Ghimiire. Ambassador of Nepal
Vice Presidents
Lieutenant Colonel Gery D Birch
Mrs Celia Brown
Mrs Jenrfer Evans
Sylvia Countess of Limerick CBE
Mrs Pal Mellor
Mr Roger Potter MBE
Mr Mah2rita Shrestha OBE
Mr D8vid Thomas MBE
Sir Neil Thome OBE, TD, DL
Commlttee
Chaiman= Mr Nicholas Hinton MBE
Vice Chairman.. Mr Ashley Adams
Honorary Secretary.. Mrs M.J. Streather
Honordry Treasurer.. Colonel Rupert Lithertand
Ms Alison Marston
Mr Kirtijai Pahari-
Mrs Arali Shrestha
Andy Sparkes CMG
Dr Mark Watson
ExQfflclo
Mr Bipin Duwali.. Counsellor. the Nepalese Embassy
Ms Lisa Pelsal.. rep. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Vacant.. rep. Headquarters Brigade of Gurkhas
Independent Assessor
Mrs Val Kirkin

Th? 8rrtain44opal Society
Committoe's Report
For the year ended 30th June 2025
Objectlves and Organlsatlon
The purFrt)se of the S￿ty is lo promte and foster ￿ relations belween the peOes of Brttain
and Nepal and lo make chantable donations lo registered United Kirodom and Nepalese chartties
working in Nepal for any purpose recognised as thafilaNe under Ihe law of England and Wales.
The Society is Tun by a voluntary committee whth organises an annual prc*Jramme of meetings.
activities and events and makes Tegular donations and ￿caSIonal appeal5.
The committee adminrster5 Ihe SocE￿s finances. Tr financial aim tt)ntinues to be to cover the
ietys regular activities and administratNe costs from subscriptions and interest and generally
to operate events on a self-finanur¥J basis. aming at all times to help SUPF*Nt the needy in Nepal.
Actlvltles and Achlevements
The eSta￿lShment of the BfTtain-Nepal Chwitable Tr￿1 {BNCT) in Awil 2024, as a separate but
linked charitable ami of the Sw'ety. marked a s￿nrf1Cant chaThJe. BNCT will as a charity raise
funds to establish, inilially. a Caprtal Fund of less than £lC().c￿ and assume resFKsnsibility for
what were BNS annual grants. BNCT wll also retain a Disaster Fund of £10,000 for immediate
disbursement in the event of a disaster in Nepal. To Sup[￿ BNCT. £28.710 of BNS funds were
transferred to BNCT. In the interregnum Ihe usual £1.000 annual granl was not made in 2024.
Attendance at events continues to be disappointing but tslks arml events made a loss of £551.38.
Steps have been taken to reduce costs and in(xease attendan￿. Membership has fallen slightly
with the Inevitab￿ losses incurred by a SoC￿ty that has an elderly membership. Efforts lo recruit
new, and in partI￿lar Nepali u)ntinue.
Trnnsactions and Financial Posillon
The Sc¢iety's assets are feFYesented by the General Fund to which are appl￿d ordinary,
corporate and lrfe subscriptK)ns. interest on fiJrKIs held. profft5 or kisses on events and any other
income a￿1 from whith Lydinary expErKliture is rnet arKI dona1K￿ rnay be made.
The General FuTrJ saw a decrease in funds of £26.680.28 LgTgety occasioned by the transfer of
£28.710 to BNCT was in line with the wish to have a char¢taNe ami.
The General Fund ended the year at £5.940.01. Although inllalion, rising pri￿, membership
numbers and attendance at events are concern income from subscriptions and I￿natIonS
continue to prc*Yuce a nK#Yest surplus. The commrttee feels the Socie￿$ finanual position is
sound and provhJ8s a reasonat4e basis on which to o)ntinue to operate.

The Brltain-Nepal Soclety
Commlttee's Report
For the year ended 30th June 2025 {Contlnued)
Assessor
Mrs Kirkin carried out an independent assurance review of the Society's accounts reporting
direcuy to the Chaimian.
The Commlttee's Responslblllty In Respect of the Accounts
Under Ihe S￿Iety's Constftution, the Commrttee is required to..
ensure that accounting records are kept in respect of the Society. whlch a￿ sufficienl lo
show and explain 811 the Society's Iransa¢lions,'
lill prepare in respect of each financial year of the Society a ststement of 8￿nts.
Chaimian.. Mr Nicholas Hinton MBE
Honorary T￿8$u￿r. Colonel Rupert Lrtherland

The Brltaln.Nepal Society
General Fund Income and Expenditure A¢count
for the year ended 30th Junè 2025
2025
Subscrfptlons
Ordinary members
Corporate members
Life members
Rebate
4.175
175
4,520
175
750
4,350
5.445
Donatlon¥ rgcglved
100
2.480
Invostmont Bond Intsr•st {N•t of Tax
750.31
695
Interest on Savlng$ A¢count
63.59
Compensatlon from HSBC
200
Scarves. Ties. Masks and Badges
Sales
35
Ev•nt$
Income receNed
Costs
6,582
7,133 38
10,004
8,898
1551.38)
1.1C
Oth8r Costs
Purchase of computer
Postage, stationery. setretsrial
Nepal News
Bank charges
Webslte Maintenan￿ & rerwRI
843.99
225.62
600
66.40
1.181.79
{2.2021
{2.917.81
12.202)
Donatlons made
128.7101
14.000}
Excess of Experidituro over
InGomo for the Ygar
126,680.28)
3,531

Th• Brttaln-N•pal Socl•ty
Balanco Sheet as at 30th June 2025
2025
' 2024
Investmonts
Bonds
20.257
Currant Assats
Stock
Accrued income
Cash at Bank
1.925.70
2.069
4,014.31
10,437
5940.01
12.506
Accruals
Net Current Assots
5,940.01
12,506
Net Assets
5.940.01
32.763
Chairman.. Mr Nicholas Hinton MBE
Honorary Treasurer.. Colonel Rupert Lithedand
Approved on
2025

The 8ritsin-N8pal Soci•ty
Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 30th June 2025
A¢counting Poll¢los
{a) Status
The Society is an unincorporated association.
(b} Basis of accounting
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convenlion and on an
accruals basis.
{c) General Fund
Atl income and expendilure is attributable to the General Fund, as summarised in the
Income and Expenditu￿ account.
(d) Donations
Donations are accounted for on receipt.
{e) Investments
Investments are induded in the balance sheet at cost.
{fj Slocks
st￿ are valued al Ihe lower of cost and net rpalisable value.

Assèssorfs Indep￿dent assufanc• roport on the unaudlted flnanclal statements of Tho
Brltaln-Nopal Soclety
To tho Commlttee arKI the members of The BrftsIn￿OpaI Society {'tho Sodoty,)
I have carried out an asse55menl of the Sct*ty's unaudited financial stslements for the year
ended 30th June 2025 as set out on pages 3 to 5. made enquiries of the Sctiety's Committee and
assessed the accounting FyJl1c￿ adopted by the Committee. in order to gather sufficient evidence
for my ojndusion in this rerKxt.
This report is made solely to the Swety's Committee and the SrKieWs members. It has been
released to the Committee and the members on the basis that this reFXXt shall not be copied.
referred to or disdosed, in whol8 (save f(K the commrttee's intemal purposes or amongst th?
Committee and members or as may tr* required by law or by a competent reguialor} or in parL
wthout the pri¢y written consent of the Scoety's Commrttee. My work has been undertaken so
that I M￿h1 stale lo the ccmmittee and Ihe members those matters that we have agreed to stale
to Ih8m in this fewrt and for no other purFX)se. To the fullest extent pennitted by law. I do
accept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than lh8 Committee and the Society's members
as a body. for my Wofk, for this repcvt or th8 I have fcymed.
Rg$pectlvo mponilbllltl
The Committee have confirmed that tlw have met th￿r duty as sel (￿rt in the Committee's rep)rt
on page 2. My resFM)nsibilrty is to fom and express an iThJep8nd8nt condusion, based on the
work carried out, to the Committee aNJ the &Ki8ty's Thfflbws on the financial ststements.
S¢op•
I camed out an Ind8pendent assessm8nl of the acccwnls bas8d prfma￿ly upon enqulry, anamlcal
pyocedures and assessiThJ accountiry Oicres in accordance wrth Generally Accepled Accounting
Practice in the UK. If I consKlered rt to be necessary, l also perf￿ned limrted e¥amination ol
evidence relevant lo certain balan￿ and disdosufes In the finanaal stslements where we
became aware of matters that might indthe a risk of material misstatement in the financ￿1
stalements.
The teryns of my assessment exdude any rewiremenl to cary (wt a comprehensive assessment
of the nsks of material misslalemenL a consKlerat•Jn of fraud, laws. regulations or internal
controls, and I have not done so. l am not requyed to, arKI do not. express an audrt opinp)n on
these financial statements.
Concluslon
Based on my work. nothiThJ has cm to my attènt*￿ to reffijte the Committee's eonfimation that
Ihe financial stslements give a tr￿ and fair vwi cl the State cl the So¢bety's affairs a$ al 30th
June 2025 and of rts excess of exFEndituffj over inc(Nne for the year then ended and have l)een
properly prepared in accordance with Generalty Accepted Accwntiru Practice in the UK.
Mr¥ Val Kirkin
IG Septemb8r 2025