Vso

Active00703509 Private company limited by guarantee

What Vso say about themselves

“VSO is a charity that brings together local, national and international volunteers to work alongside the world’s most marginalised and vulnerable communities to build lasting change.”

— from vsointernational.org
Incorporated
18 September 1961 (65 years)
Previously known as
Voluntary Service Overseas (until 30 October 2023)
Industry
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Other human health activities (86900)
Other service activities n.e.c. (96090)
Directors
Mashaer Bashir-Ali
Belay Addise Cheffik
Janet Marie Muir
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
2 Putney Hill
London
SW15 6AB

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
28 November 2025

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Bashir-Ali, Mashaer
Director · Appointed 23 July 2024
British
Born July 1980 (46)
Cheffik, Belay Addise
Director · Appointed 13 June 2024
Ethiopian
Born November 1978
Muir, Janet Marie
Director · Appointed 1 February 2023
Irish
Born June 1974 (52)
Skingsley, Geoffrey
Director · Appointed 1 November 2020
British
Born October 1958 (68)
Lalla-Maharajh, Julia
Director · Appointed 14 July 2020
British
Born February 1970 (56)
Muwanguzi, Christopher
Director · Appointed 19 September 2019
British,Ugandan
Born July 1979 (47)
Officer history (115 former)
31 July 2026
Resigned Hickey, Susan Laura as Director
23 November 2025
Resigned Adefarati, Maryam Abisola as Director
22 November 2025
Resigned Motholo, Vincent Mohau as Director
26 September 2025
Resigned Zwambila, Monalisa Sibongile as Director
20 August 2025
Resigned Owen, Jennifer Margaret as Secretary
23 July 2024
Appointed Bashir-Ali, Mashaer as Director
13 June 2024
Appointed Cheffik, Belay Addise as Director
13 June 2024
Appointed Motholo, Vincent Mohau as Director
28 February 2024
Appointed Adefarati, Maryam Abisola as Director
28 February 2024
Appointed Zwambila, Monalisa Sibongile as Director
21 November 2023
Resigned Younger, James Samuel as Director
9 November 2023
Resigned Makoloo, Maurice as Director
9 June 2023
Resigned Thorat, Aditi Yashwant as Director
1 April 2023
Resigned Eskens, Gustaaf Teunis Franciscus as Director
1 February 2023
Appointed Muir, Janet Marie as Director
2 September 2022
Resigned Naqushbandi, Lara Hennah as Director
12 January 2022
Resigned Wardell, Susan Toni as Director
14 July 2021
Resigned Rowlatt, Amanda as Director
14 July 2021
Resigned Merry, Christopher James as Director
1 November 2020
Appointed Makoloo, Maurice as Director
1 November 2020
Appointed Naqushbandi, Lara Hennah as Director
1 November 2020
Appointed Skingsley, Geoffrey as Director
14 July 2020
Resigned Kaleeba, Noerine, Dr as Director
14 July 2020
Appointed Hickey, Susan Laura as Director
14 July 2020
Appointed Lalla-Maharajh, Julia as Director
14 July 2020
Appointed Wardell, Susan Toni as Director
14 July 2020
Appointed Thorat, Aditi Yashwant as Director
15 May 2020
Resigned Abani, Charles Paul as Director
19 September 2019
Appointed Muwanguzi, Christopher as Director
16 July 2019
Resigned Jhutty, Hardeep as Director
16 July 2019
Resigned Pidgeon, Stephen Meredith as Director
16 May 2019
Resigned Upadhyaya, Biranchi Naryan as Director
18 July 2018
Appointed Upadhyaya, Biranchi Naryan as Director
18 July 2018
Resigned Simonen, Mari as Director
18 July 2018
Resigned Armstrong, Hilary as Director
22 March 2018
Appointed Eskens, Gustaaf Teunis Franciscus as Director
22 March 2018
Resigned Sen, Anjali as Director
6 July 2017
Resigned Bason, John George as Director
20 March 2017
Appointed Abani, Charles Paul as Director
10 July 2015
Appointed Armstrong, Hilary as Director
10 July 2015
Appointed Jhutty, Hardeep as Director
10 July 2015
Appointed Rowlatt, Amanda as Director
10 July 2015
Resigned Carver, Thomas as Director
10 July 2015
Resigned Vota, Wayan as Director
10 July 2015
Resigned Choudhury, Rasheda as Director
10 July 2015
Appointed Merry, Christopher James as Director
10 July 2015
Resigned Culpepper, Pamela as Director
21 November 2014
Appointed Younger, James Samuel as Director
21 November 2014
Resigned Cubie, Andrew, Sir as Director
30 June 2014
Appointed Owen, Jennifer Margaret as Secretary
22 May 2014
Resigned Owens, Tricia Claire as Secretary
21 March 2014
Appointed Kaleeba, Noerine, Dr as Director
22 November 2013
Appointed Pidgeon, Stephen Meredith as Director
22 November 2013
Resigned Astarita, Mark Edward as Director
12 July 2013
Resigned Angel, Lifelile Nthobakae as Director
29 November 2012
Resigned Aguiling Dalisay, Grace, Dr as Director
29 November 2012
Resigned Laibuta, Kibaya Imaana as Director
25 November 2011
Appointed Culpepper, Pamela as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Chakrabarti, Sumantra, Sir as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Marres, Pieter as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Charlebois, Cameron as Director
25 November 2011
Appointed Simonen, Mari as Director
25 November 2011
Appointed Angel, Lifelile Nthobakae as Director
25 November 2011
Appointed Sen, Anjali as Director
25 November 2011
Appointed Carver, Thomas as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Robertson Qc, Wayne as Director
25 November 2011
Appointed Choudhury, Rasheda as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Khosla, Superna as Director
25 November 2011
Appointed Vota, Wayan as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Alvarez, Enrique as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Dinkin, David as Director
25 November 2011
Resigned Armstrong, Hilary Jane, Rt Hon as Director
25 March 2011
Appointed Marres, Pieter as Director
25 March 2011
Resigned Penders, Jean as Director
12 November 2010
Resigned Lawrie, James Cameron Seymour as Director
12 November 2010
Appointed Owens, Tricia Claire as Secretary
9 July 2010
Appointed Bason, John George as Director
23 March 2010
Appointed Robertson Qc, Wayne as Director
7 March 2010
Resigned Ward, Robert Gordon as Director
1 September 2009
Resigned Knowles, Joanna Mary as Secretary
14 November 2008
Resigned Gohil, Arvinda as Director
14 November 2008
Appointed Alvarez, Enrique as Director
14 November 2008
Appointed Ward, Robert Gordon as Director
14 November 2008
Resigned Butterfield, Stewart David as Director
16 March 2008
Appointed Armstrong, Hilary Jane, Rt Hon as Director
16 March 2008
Appointed Chakrabarti, Sumantra, Sir as Director
16 March 2008
Appointed Astarita, Mark Edward as Director
14 March 2008
Resigned Cox, George Edwin as Director
14 March 2008
Resigned Bezanson, Keith Arthur, Doctor as Director
2 January 2008
Appointed Knowles, Joanna Mary as Secretary
2 January 2008
Resigned Bortcosh, Siham as Secretary
30 October 2007
Resigned Voluntary Service Overseas as Corporate Director
30 October 2007
Appointed Laibuta, Kibaya Imaana as Director
30 October 2007
Resigned Odembo, Elkanah as Director
30 October 2007
Appointed Voluntary Service Overseas as Corporate Director
30 October 2007
Resigned Burall, Simon Charles as Director
11 July 2006
Appointed Charlebois, Cameron as Director
10 July 2006
Resigned Smart, Christopher Campbell as Director
7 October 2005
Resigned Almond, Francis Reginald as Director
1 June 2005
Appointed Odembo, Elkanah as Director
1 June 2005
Appointed Aguiling Dalisay, Grace, Dr as Director
1 April 2005
Appointed Cox, George Edwin as Director
1 April 2005
Appointed Cubie, Andrew, Sir as Director
31 March 2005
Resigned Sandhu, Bhupinder Kaur, Prof as Director
13 September 2004
Resigned Dogbe, Dzidzinyo Kwesi as Director
16 March 2004
Resigned Richardson, Hugh as Director
2 March 2004
Appointed Khosla, Superna as Director
2 March 2004
Appointed Bortcosh, Siham as Secretary
2 March 2004
Resigned Merchant, John Richard as Secretary
13 November 2003
Appointed Bezanson, Keith Arthur, Doctor as Director
13 November 2003
Resigned Maylin, Penny as Director
13 November 2003
2 June 2003
Appointed Smart, Christopher Campbell as Director
16 April 2003
Resigned Seward, Shirley as Director
7 November 2002
Appointed Dinkin, David as Director
7 November 2002
Appointed Gohil, Arvinda as Director
7 November 2002
Appointed Butterfield, Stewart David as Director
5 March 2002
5 March 2002
7 November 2001
7 November 2001
Resigned Moore, Janet Sarah as Director
18 October 2000
Resigned Barnett, Geoffrey Grant Fulton as Director
18 October 2000
Appointed Maylin, Penny as Director
18 October 2000
Appointed Dogbe, Dzidzinyo Kwesi as Director
18 October 2000
Appointed Lawrie, James Cameron Seymour as Director
18 October 2000
Resigned Kelly, Antony Gerard as Director
14 October 1999
Resigned Beuming, Bernardus Petrus Johannes as Director
14 October 1999
Appointed Penders, Jean as Director
27 October 1998
Appointed Moore, Janet Sarah as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Hind, Andrew Fleming as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Patrick, Pamela Lesley as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Rutherford, Caroline as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Talcott, Fiona Jane as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Singleton, Alastair Graham as Director
27 October 1998
Appointed Kelly, Antony Gerard as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Gilbert, Sarah Goodwin as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Pringle, Anne as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Gilliver, Sally Frances as Director
27 October 1998
Resigned Williams, Jane as Director
18 October 1998
Resigned Needham, Antony Neil as Director
31 July 1998
Resigned Amos, Valarie, Baroness as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Hanson, John Gilbert, Sir as Director
23 December 1997
Appointed Beuming, Bernardus Petrus Johannes as Director
2 December 1997
Resigned Wigbold, Herman as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Kelly, Antony Gerard as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Lowry, Stella Russell, Dr as Director
14 October 1997
Appointed Rutherford, Caroline as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Glyn-Jones, Adam as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Shackleton, Dorothy Barbara as Director
14 October 1997
Appointed Sandhu, Bhupinder Kaur, Prof as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Nwosu, Chiaka Mba as Director
14 October 1997
Appointed Burall, Simon Charles as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Sullivan, Heather Claire as Director
14 October 1997
Appointed Amos, Valarie, Baroness as Director
14 October 1997
Appointed Williams, Jane as Director
14 October 1997
Appointed Talcott, Fiona Jane as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Rider-Dobson, John Timothy as Director
14 October 1997
Resigned Foster, David Hugh Martin as Director
14 October 1997
Appointed Seward, Shirley as Director
25 January 1997
Resigned Foster, Stephen as Director
16 December 1996
Appointed Needham, Antony Neil as Director
16 December 1996
Appointed Gilliver, Sally Frances as Director
30 October 1996
Resigned Chandler, Geoffrey, Sir as Director
30 October 1996
Resigned Wilson, Margaret Grenville as Director
30 October 1996
Appointed Gilbert, Sarah Goodwin as Director
30 October 1996
Appointed Patrick, Pamela Lesley as Director
30 October 1996
Appointed Richardson, Hugh as Director
8 May 1996
Resigned Randel, Judith Mary as Director
27 February 1996
Resigned Myers, D'Arcy Charles Francis as Director
10 October 1995
Appointed Foster, David Hugh Martin as Director
10 October 1995
Resigned Smith, Stella as Director
10 October 1995
Resigned Smith, Elwyn Robert as Director
10 October 1995
Resigned Trotz, Ulric Odonell, Dr as Director
10 October 1995
Resigned Miller, Sally Louise as Director
10 October 1995
Appointed Hind, Andrew Fleming as Director
10 October 1995
Resigned Cockerill, Grant Melvyn as Director
10 October 1995
Appointed Lowry, Stella Russell, Dr as Director
10 October 1995
Appointed Kelly, Antony Gerard as Director
10 October 1995
Appointed Glyn-Jones, Adam as Director
27 June 1995
Appointed Pringle, Anne as Director
9 January 1995
Resigned Seaton, Andrew James as Director
13 December 1994
Appointed Merchant, John Richard as Secretary
13 December 1994
Resigned Caldwell, Kenneth Mathieson as Secretary
13 December 1994
Appointed Of Undercliffe, Baroness Warwick as Director
26 October 1994
Appointed Wigbold, Herman as Director
26 October 1994
Resigned Howell, John, Professor as Director
26 October 1994
Appointed Nwosu, Chiaka Mba as Director
26 October 1994
Appointed Myers, D'Arcy Charles Francis as Director
26 October 1994
Appointed Almond, Francis Reginald as Director
26 October 1994
Appointed Shackleton, Dorothy Barbara as Director
26 October 1994
Appointed Foster, Stephen as Director
26 October 1994
Resigned Aird, Susan as Director
26 October 1994
Resigned Goodwin, Shirley Ann as Director
26 October 1994
Appointed Randel, Judith Mary as Director
26 October 1994
Resigned Lankester, Timothy Patrick as Director
26 October 1994
Resigned Martin, Roger John Adam as Director
26 October 1994
26 October 1994
Resigned Oneill Byrne, Katrina, Dr as Director
26 October 1994
Resigned Rowley, Rajamani as Director
26 October 1994
22 February 1994
22 February 1994
Appointed Cockerill, Grant Melvyn as Director
7 December 1993
Resigned Lee, Adam Geoffrey as Director
12 October 1993
Resigned Sykes, Richard James, Qc as Director
12 October 1993
Resigned Sellars, John Stephen as Director
12 October 1993
Resigned Povey, Jean as Director
12 October 1993
Appointed Sykes, Katharine Ellen, Professor as Director
12 October 1993
Appointed Rider-Dobson, John Timothy as Director
12 October 1993
Appointed Smith, Stella as Director
12 September 1993
Resigned Heeley, Ruth Mary as Director
27 April 1993
Appointed Hanson, John Gilbert, Sir as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 2

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Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active

Filings 392

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
13 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
7 April 2026Group of companies' accounts31 March 2025
23 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates28 November 2025
3 December 2025Termination of appointment of a director
3 December 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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