The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

VSO

Registered charity 313757 Registered since 1962

Operates: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Burma, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan

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Board DNA

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7
trustees on the board
4.6y median 6y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
6y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Education 7Construction 2Health and social care 2

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Contact

Websitewww.vsointernational.org
Emailcompany.secretary@vsoint.org
Phone02087807500
AddressRUSSELL COOKE SOLICITORS, 2 PUTNEY HILL, LONDON, SW15 6AB

Finances

£24,673,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£49,434,000£46,951,000
2022£33,310,000£38,809,000
2023£40,397,650£39,180,000
2024£32,059,000£34,522,000
2025£24,673,000£30,613,000

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Provides Human ResourcesOther Charitable Activities

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.

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

Trustees (7)

7trustees
52median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

VSO · 00703509 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 18/09/1961

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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