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Little Sherpa (Scotland)

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC047634
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 9, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Aug. 9, 2017
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Bridge House
Perth Road
Little Dunkeld
Perthshire
PH8 0AA

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Initially the charity was set up to support victims of the avalanche and earthquake in Nepal in 2014/15 through a network of local residents in the village of Phortse. It has since developed into supporting and preserving the lives and culture of the Sherpa people via building projects, health care projects and educational support in the Solu Khumbu and raising awareness of the Sherpa culture across the globe.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The organisations purposes are the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by: Providing relief to children in the Phortse location, disadvantaged families in the Solokhumbo region of Nepal and relief to Sherpa families experiencing hardship Providing relief from poverty and promoting the education of children who no longer have the support of a parent in work Providing health and nutrition guidance to mothers and children where the family no longer has a parent in work Improving the condition of Phortse School

Geography

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
Overseas only

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
July 31, 2025 Aug. 9, 2026101 days late £27,738 £35,572
July 31, 2024 April 23, 2025On time £34,455 £9,505
July 31, 2023 April 11, 2024On time £15,124 £21,758
July 31, 2022 April 12, 2023On time £11,745 £8,674
July 31, 2021 April 25, 2022On time £3,950 £10,824

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.