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vso

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. Vso is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£32,059,000
Latest Expenditure
£34,522,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 17.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £22,543,000
Charitable Activities £9,000,000
Other Trading £226,000
Investments £290,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £29,390,000
Raising Funds £5,132,000
Governance £829,000
Grants to Institutions £2,573,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£32,059,000£34,522,000£29,390,000£16,047,000£9,237,000473 / 23
2023£40,397,650£39,180,000£34,086,000£18,510,000£10,429,000500 / 105
2022£33,310,000£38,809,000£34,228,000£17,292,000£11,882,000518 / 69
2021£49,434,000£46,951,000£41,818,000£21,637,000£12,800,000660 / 80
2020£60,186,000£61,948,000£55,987,000£19,232,000£15,188,000772 / 140

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers