VSO
Charitable company · registered 1962
What the charity does
Vso is the world's leading independent international development agency working for change through volunteers. Vso brings people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world. Vso has programmes in over twenty developing countries focusing on delivering sustainable change in three thematic areas: education, health and secure livelihoods.
Income and spending
Income Spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £24,673,000 | £30,613,000 |
| 31 March 2024 | £32,059,000 | £34,522,000 |
| 31 March 2023 | £40,397,650 | £39,180,000 |
| 31 March 2022 | £33,310,000 | £38,809,000 |
| 31 March 2021 | £49,434,000 | £46,951,000 |
Charity details
- Charity number
- 313757
- Company number
- 00703509
- Registered
- 14 February 1962
- Latest income
- £24,673,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
- Latest spending
- £30,613,000
- Income from government
- £18,000,000
- Volunteers
- 19
- Reporting
- Submission Received Late
- Gift Aid
- Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Contact
- Address
- Russell Cooke Solicitors, 2 Putney Hill, London, SW15 6AB
- Phone
- 02087807500
- Website
- vsointernational.org
Official record: Charity Commission register, charity number 313757.
What the charity does
Who it helps
How it helps
Where it operates
Charitable objects
The objects for which the charity is established are for the public benefit to:advance education and to aid in the relief of poverty in any part of the world;provide humanitarian assistance in any part of the world; promote the effective use of resources for the purposes of advancing education or relieving poverty in any part of the world; and promote the voluntary sector; and for those purposes only: to send volunteers to other countries to share and develop their skills and understanding and to share their experience with others on return; to undertake or assist in works and projects of all kinds; and to educate the public concerning the nature, causes, and effects of poverty and the value of volunteering;to conduct and pursue research concerning these matters and to publish or otherwise make the results of such research available to the public.
Area of benefit: In Any Part of the World
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/09/1961AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/04/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/04/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/10/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/05/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/05/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/10/2007NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25/11/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/11/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/07/2015 as amended on 30 Oct 2023 as amended on 20 Nov 2024
Employees earning over £60,000
- £60,001–£70,000 · 19 employees
- £70,001–£80,000 · 10 employees
- £80,001–£90,000 · 2 employees
- £90,001–£100,000 · 1 employee
- £100,001–£110,000 · 3 employees
- £120,001–£130,000 · 2 employees
- £130,001–£140,000 · 1 employee
Other names
- Voluntary Service Overseas · previous name
- VSO · working name
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Questions and answers
What is the charity number of VSO?
VSO is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under charity number 313757 and is also a company (number 00703509).
How much income does VSO have?
In the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity had an income of £24,673,000 and spent £30,613,000.
How many employees of VSO earn over £60,000?
38 employees received total benefits over £60,000 in the latest annual return.