COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL
Registered charity 1067772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STC CHARITABLE TRUST
To promote health, education, social care and community development in Nepal
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £191,754 against a policy target of approximately £310,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of core activity expenditure. Total net assets decreased slightly from £1,140,049 to £1,126,159, with the charity reporting a net expenditure of £13,890 for the year. The trustees confirm the charity remains on a secure financial footing with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: approximately £310,000 (held: £192k)
“The Board has established a policy for unrestricted funds not committed or expended on core activities, which equates to approximately £310,000. At this level, the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current core activities of the Charity in the event of a significant drop in funding for six months.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: P B Scott, a patron, allowed the charity to use her home as an office/store. The charity paid £1,064 for heat/light and £62 for telephone costs. At year-end, the charity owed P B Scott £nil.
“During the year one of the charity's patrons, P B Scott, allowed the Charity to use her home as its office and store place. The Charity contributed £1,064 and £62 towards office heat and light costs and telephone costs respectively (2024 : £1,064 and £680). At 31 March 2025 Community Action Nepal owed P B Scott £nil (2024 : £nil).” — page 22
“P B Scott, is the director of Community Action Treks Limited. Throughout the year a balance existed between the Charity and Community Action Treks Limited due to Community Action Treks Limited receiving donations which should have been paid to the Charity and the Charity settling invoices on behalf of Community Action Treks Limited. At 31 March 2025 Community Action Treks Limited owed the Charity £4,215 (2024 : £4,215).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A balance existed between the charity and Community Action Treks Limited (directed by P B Scott) due to donations received by the company on behalf of the charity and invoices settled by the charity. At year-end, Community Action Treks Limited owed the charity £4,215.
“During the year one of the charity's patrons, P B Scott, allowed the Charity to use her home as its office and store place. The Charity contributed £1,064 and £62 towards office heat and light costs and telephone costs respectively (2024 : £1,064 and £680). At 31 March 2025 Community Action Nepal owed P B Scott £nil (2024 : £nil).” — page 22
“P B Scott, is the director of Community Action Treks Limited. Throughout the year a balance existed between the Charity and Community Action Treks Limited due to Community Action Treks Limited receiving donations which should have been paid to the Charity and the Charity settling invoices on behalf of Community Action Treks Limited. At 31 March 2025 Community Action Treks Limited owed the Charity £4,215 (2024 : £4,215).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Community Action Nepal (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)
Reported reserves equal ~21.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Fotherby
- Christopher Powell
- Claire Ann Souch
- Dr Richard Anthony Parkin
- Glyn Utting
- PAUL BRAITHWAITE
- Philip Richard POWELL
- Rosie Scott-Ward · trustee of 1 other charity
- Roy Welford
- Scott Umpleby
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Nepal
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £191,754 against a policy target of approximately £310,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of core activity expenditure. Total net assets decreased slightly from £1,140,049 to £1,126,159, with the charity reporting a net expenditure of £13,890 for the year. The trustees confirm the charity remains on a secure financial footing with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL as a grant recipient include THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST.
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