# Voluntary Sector Studies Network

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC052647
- **Known as:** VSSN
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation, E&W)
- **Registered:** June 28, 2023
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC052647


## Contact

- **Address:** Vers House, Park Estate, , Frogmore, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** EL2 3WH
- **Website:** https://www.vssn.org.uk/



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education'

**Beneficiaries:** 'Other charities or voluntary bodies'

**Objectives:** The objects of the CIO are the advancement of public education concerning the voluntary sector:  (1) by the promotion and diffusion of knowledge. and  (2) by the publication of research. and  (3) by the encouragement of contact between workers in relevant fields of enquiry. and  (4) by undertaking such other activities (being charitable in law) as shall be conducive to the attainment of these objects.  Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Outwith Scotland
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £17638 | £15652 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC052647/files/2025-07-31-accounts.pdf) (473.2 KB) |
| July 31, 2024 | £22332 | £17724 |  -  |  -  |  |