Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +13

Overall GiG Score: 21

BEYOND DETENTION

We visit those held in Yarl's Wood IRC aiming to affirm human dignity and restore self-esteem by listening and offering befriending support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 13 years

www.beyonddetention.org

info@beyonddetention.org

01234867219

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£347	£268	£79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/22	£163	£190	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	63
31/03/21	£194	£134	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/20	£148	£154	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/19	£162	£139	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/18	£118	£124	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£117	£103	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£100	£92	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£81	£69	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£21	£83	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£34	£68	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£265,000
Tudor Trust	£120,000
Harpur Trust	£100,000
The Bromley Trust	£75,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation	£48,650
DCMS	£32,500
AB Charitable Trust	£17,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Beyond Detention
£5,000	28/04/2023	to support post-detention work, which supports individuals across the UK who have been released from immigration detention at Yarl’s Wood IRC.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Beyond Detention
£17,000	06/10/2022	An unrestricted grant of £17,000. Beyond Detention provides emotional and practical support to people detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, as well as people who have been released ....more An unrestricted grant of £17,000. Beyond Detention provides emotional and practical support to people detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, as well as people who have been released from the centre.
Harpur Trust - Grant to Beyond Detention
£50,000	07/06/2022	Funding of two posts from 1 July 2022: 100% of salary of In-Detention Coordinator (0.8) and 50% of salary of CEO (full-time)
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing Dignity and Hope in Detention
£265,000	01/06/2022	The project is using funding to support those detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre (YWIRC) in Bedford and those living in the community post-detention by providing emotional and ....more The project is using funding to support those detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre (YWIRC) in Bedford and those living in the community post-detention by providing emotional and practical support. The funding will be used to recruit and train multilingual volunteers provide support through the migration and asylum process as well as signposting to organisations that can help with housing food healthcare and legal advice.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Beyond Detention
£120,000	18/02/2022 36	over three years towards core costs at an organisation supporting people in detention, and in the community on release from detention, at Yarl's Wood IRC
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£50,000	08/09/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Yarl's Wood Befrienders
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£38,650	23/07/2021	Towards digital exclusion
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£45,000	05/07/2021 36	Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a three ....more Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a three year unrestricted grant towards their work
Harpur Trust - Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£25,000	08/06/2021	Digital Inclusion Programme
Harpur Trust - Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£25,000	09/03/2021	Yarl's Wood Befrienders Covid Continuity Fund - covid
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£10,000	24/11/2020	Towards core funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£32,500	05/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£4,750	22/06/2020 3	Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders to support the organisation through COVID19
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£15,000	24/04/2020 12	Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one ....more Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work (fast-track one year grant renewal in response to Covid-19 pandemic).
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 1 - Delivery or Support Costs
£4,553	17/04/2020 4	Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£15,000	01/08/2019 12	Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one ....more Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£15,000	01/08/2018 12	Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one ....more Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£10,000	23/01/2018	£10,000 towards core costs. Yarl's Wood Befrienders visit detainees to provide emotional and practical support to help with detention. Their services include one-to-one visits, social events with ....more £10,000 towards core costs. Yarl's Wood Befrienders visit detainees to provide emotional and practical support to help with detention. Their services include one-to-one visits, social events with all detainees, weekly drop-in sessions and also provide clothing and footwear.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Emotional support for women detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre
£3,000	07/12/2017 12	Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
National Lottery Community Fund - Yarl's Wood Befrienders - Emotional and practical support for people d
£384,744	29/11/2017 35	This volunteer befriender’s project provides emotional and practical support for women prisoners held indefinitely, in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre (YWIRC) which is located Bedford. ....more This volunteer befriender’s project provides emotional and practical support for women prisoners held indefinitely, in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre (YWIRC) which is located Bedford. This will enable women to access drop in sessions and/or request an individual visiting scheme. Befrienders visit weekly and offer friendship and support through compassionate listening, talking and signposting to relevant charities.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Emotional and Practical Support for Women - Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre
£5,000	13/06/2017 11	Grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£15,000	07/06/2017 12	Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one ....more Yarl's Wood Befrienders meet and befriend immigration detainees, and provide emotional and practical support, as well as pushing for positive change in immigration detention policy. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Yarl's Wood Befrienders
£10,000	24/01/2017	£10,000 towards core costs. Yarl's Wood Befrienders visit detainees to provide emotional and practical support to help with detention. Their services include one-to-one visits, social events with ....more £10,000 towards core costs. Yarl's Wood Befrienders visit detainees to provide emotional and practical support to help with detention. Their services include one-to-one visits, social events with all detainees, weekly drop-in sessions and also provide clothing and footwear.
AB Charitable Trust - Visiting vulnerable female asylum seekers
£7,500	27/01/2015	£7,500 towards Co-ordinator salary

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-68

CATHERINE KIRK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Worker

ELEANOR HITCHMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Psychologist

JIVAN DEMPSEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

KINGA SIMONY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Finance And Operation

KRISTEN HOPE BURCHILL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Research, Advocacy & Participation Advisor. Terre

ROBINA PELHAM BURN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Editor, Other trusteeship: THE CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOW,

SARAH GRAHAME Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

STELLA MAUREEN SHYANGUYA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Legal Secretary

WOZANI CHIDA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Strategy And Operations Lead

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2011, number: 1143160
Registered at Companies House on 31/05/2011, number: 07652500

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

C V S Mid & North Beds
43 Bromham Road
BEDFORD
MK40 2AA

Objectives

The Charity’s objects are specifically restricted to the charitable relief of those detained in, and who have left, Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre (YWIRC).

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