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Vso

Registered charity 313757, on the register since 14 February 1962. The 675th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

From the registerYear to 31 March 2025
Income£24.7m
Spending£30.6m
Deficit£5.9m
AccountsFiled late
Legal formCharitable company
Company number00703509
Years on the register64

What it says it 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.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.