HIMALAYAN LITERACY AND EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND

Registered charity 1079677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIMLIT

To advance education particularly within the field of the minority religions of Tibet & neighbouring regions & in such parts of the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit. To relieve persons who are in condition of need or hardship or who are aged or sick & to relieve the distress caused thereby in Tibet & regions, & in such other parts of the world as the trustees may think fit.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) WITHIN THE FIELD OF THE MINORITY RELIGIONS OF TIBET AND NEIGHBOURING REGIONS IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN TIBET, THE SURROUNDING REGIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: TIBET

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £198,231 at the end of the year, with a net income of £7,979 generated from incoming resources of £29,230 against expenditure of £21,251. The charity holds significant fixed assets in the form of investment property valued at £185,093, contributing to a total fund balance of £201,624. The trustees confirmed that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bristol City · Canada · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£29k£21k
31/12/2023£36k£27k
31/12/2022£33k£15k
31/12/2021£42k£27k
31/12/2020£46k£36k

Common questions

Is HIMALAYAN LITERACY AND EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £198,231 at the end of the year, with a net income of £7,979 generated from incoming resources of £29,230 against expenditure of £21,251. The charity holds significant fixed assets in the form of investment property valued at £185,093, contributing to a total fund balance of £201,624. The trustees confirmed that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.