VSO
UK international volunteering charity; CSSF contractor
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| Founded | 18 September 1961 (incorporated) |
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| Industry | Other education not elsewhere classified |
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VSO (Vso, Companies House number 00703509) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records it as incorporated on 18 September 1961, status "Active", nature of business "85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified".[1][2] It is a named supplier on Lot 1 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27.[3] FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £44,640,263; these figures cover all FCO/FCDO (and, after September 2020, former Department for International Development) programmes and are not limited to the CSSF.[4]
Overview
The Guardian reported in March 2021 that VSO, founded in 1958, received half of its funding directly from the FCDO. It said VSO was preparing to leave 14 countries and make 200 staff redundant because of aid cuts, as its Volunteering for Development grant was about to end.[5] FCDO grant data then recorded a £9,000,000 "one year extension of the Volunteering for Development (V4D) programme" from 1 April 2021.[6]
CSSF/ISF and other UK government work
FCO/FCDO payments
| Year | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 126,714 |
| 2020 | 6,850,692 |
| 2021 | 11,655,098 |
| 2022 | 7,200,052 |
| 2023 | 9,446,717 |
| 2024 | 9,360,990 |
| Total | 44,640,263 |
People
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mashaer Bashir-Ali | Director | 23 July 2024 |
| Belay Addise Cheffik | Director | 13 June 2024 |
| Julia Lalla-Maharajh | Director | 14 July 2020 |
| Janet Marie Muir | Director | 1 February 2023 |
| Christopher Muwanguzi | Director | 19 September 2019 |
| Geoffrey Skingsley | Director | 1 November 2020 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Companies House, Vso (00703509) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, Vso (00703509): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023 Find a Tender Service, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2010–2020; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2020–2026.
- ↑ Clea Skopeliti, The Guardian, Voluntary Service Overseas set to exit 14 countries after aid budget cut The Guardian, 14 March 2021.
- ↑ 360Giving GrantNav, One year extension of the Volunteering for Development (V4D) programme GrantNav (FCDO data), accessed 16 October 2026.