VSO
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£24.7m
Expenditure
£30.6m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £49.4m | £47.0m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £33.3m | £38.8m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £40.4m | £39.2m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £32.1m | £34.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £24.7m | £30.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £15.2m |
| Charitable activities | £9.0m |
| Trading | £101k |
| Investment income | £343k |
| Total income | £24.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £26.8m |
| Raising funds | £3.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £1.6m |
| Governance | £470k |
| Total expenditure | £30.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £7.0m |
| Total funds | £7.9m |
| — restricted | £929k |
| — unrestricted | £7.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £7.9m |
| Cash | £2.0m |
People
| Employees | 407 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.