THE HIMALAYAN TRUST UK CIO

Registered charity 1205379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HIMALAYAN TRUST

The relief of poverty and sickness of persons in Nepal; the protection and preservation of the environment in particular in the National Parks in Nepal and their environs for the public benefit; the advancement of education in Nepal in particular the education of children and those in immediate post school education.

Objects

3.1. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEPAL;3.1.2. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR IN THE NATIONAL PARKS IN NEPAL AND THEIR ENVIRONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;3.1.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN NEPAL IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND THOSE IN IMMEDIATE POST SCHOOL EDUCATION.

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£263k
Latest spending
£224k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £643,446 as of 31 December 2025, an increase from £575,433 in the prior year. The trustees report that the trust remains in a sound financial position, supported by a prudent reserves policy and a ten-year planning horizon for core programme expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ten-year horizon (reserves figure: £643k)
“The Trustees determine their education, health and environmental expenditure plans on a ten-year horizon and have designated reserves to support this commitment.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees and their related family trusts
“Donations from Trustees and their related family trusts totalling £46,213 (2024: £30,828) were received during the year. These donations ensure that no deductions are necessitated from other funds raised to cover the costs of fundraising events, trustee travel expenses, CRM expenditure and certain one-off professional fundraising advisory costs.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Himalayan Trust UK CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£263k£224k
31/12/2024£244k£230k

Common questions

Is THE HIMALAYAN TRUST UK CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £643,446 as of 31 December 2025, an increase from £575,433 in the prior year. The trustees report that the trust remains in a sound financial position, supported by a prudent reserves policy and a ten-year planning horizon for core programme expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HIMALAYAN TRUST UK CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HIMALAYAN TRUST UK CIO as a grant recipient include THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIMALAYAN LITERACY AND EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HIMALAYAN TRUST UK CIO£263k—0unclear—no doubt
HIMALAYAN LITERACY AND EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND FY2024£24k—0unclear—no doubt
Q. LEARNING NEPAL TRUST CIO FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RAHULA TRUST FY2025£146k—0above—no doubt
HIMALAYAN CHILDREN FY2024£23k—0unclear—no doubt
Pipal Tree FY2025£1.2m—0unclear5.6%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.