Himalayan Literacy and Education Support Fund

Analysis

Himalayan Literacy and Education Support Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03863079). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Himalayan Literacy and Education Support Fund reported income of £24k and spending of £18k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £42k to £24k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Himalayan Literacy and Education Support Fund sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Michael Varah Memorial Fund (£24k), Bambisanani Partnership CIO (£24k) and The Bengali Education Centre (£24k).