Our Story

The British Venezuelan Society & Chamber of Commerce is the result of the merger of the Anglo-Venezuelan and Scottish-Venezuelan Societies, an initiative focused on promoting British-Venezuelan interests and celebrating Venezuelan culture in Britain. For over 43 years the Society has been the leading forum in the United Kingdom for unbiased and informed discussion on Venezuelan issues, particularly those relating to British investment and trade.

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Dialogue between business, individuals and official bodies of the two countries is a regular occurrence at corporate events and receptions organised by the Society on its own or in conjunction with its corporate members, the Venezuelan Embassy, UKTI and other organisations.

Alongside its UK-based Corporate membership, the Society also has approximately 100 individual members, largely Venezuelan professionals working in Britain, many of whom keep business links with Venezuela or have had personal associations with the country. The Society's members actively support its business, cultural and charitable activities, which include an Annual Independence Day Dinner at which members and guests celebrate Venezuela's National Day, a Simon Bolivar Lecture, and concerts featuring Venezuelan and Latin American musicians and a Christmas Reception.

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In pursuit of its charitable aims, the Society has raised monies at a variety of events, including the ALAF Fiesta, to support the Escuela Jenaro Aguirre (a primary school in Petare, a suburb of Caracas) and UK registered charities. More recently, money is regularly raised for Chamos, a UK-registered charity set up to improve the living standards of the most deprived children in Venezuela across urban, rural or indigenous communities.