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GVI Enters Liquidation, Leaves Students Owed £10k and £1.5 m Debts

7/10/2026

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GVI entered formal liquidation on 1 July 2026, removed its website and cancelled all programmes.
Students who paid up to £10,000 for summer or gap-year conservation placements abroad received no refunds.
The Kawsay Biological Station in Peru, which hosted over 60 GVI volunteers, is owed $56,000 (£42,000).
Founders Andrew Valentine and Brett Akker placed the company into voluntary liquidation in September 2025, leaving £1.5 million owed to suppliers.

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Story summary

GVI entered formal liquidation on 1 July 2026, removed its website and cancelled all programmes.
Students who paid up to £10,000 for summer or gap-year conservation placements abroad received no refunds.
The Kawsay Biological Station in Peru, which hosted over 60 GVI volunteers, is owed $56,000 (£42,000).
Founders Andrew Valentine and Brett Akker placed the company into voluntary liquidation in September 2025, leaving £1.5 million owed to suppliers.