# BAIL FOR IMMIGRATION DETAINEES ( BID )

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1077187
- **Other names:** BID
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 26, 1999
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1077187


## Contact

- **Address:** Crown House, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London
- **Postcode:** WC1N 3AX
- **Phone:** 02074569750
- **Email:** enquiries@biduk.org
- **Website:** www.biduk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 4A. TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITE NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (1998), WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY AND THE RIGHT TO BE FREE FORM ARBITRARY DETENTION, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:=  MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;= OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;= RELIEVING NEEDS AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;= RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;= EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;= CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;= COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;= RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;= PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;= PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;= ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 4B. THE RELIEF OF THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THOSE APPLYING FOR BAIL UNDER IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION AND BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH OTHER LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES.

**Activities:** Legal advice and information service to people held in immigration detention

**Area of benefit:** KENT, HANTS AND OXFORDSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £746883 | £747330 | £440675 | 10 |
| July 31, 2023 | £195313 | £632845 | £441122 | 9 |
| July 31, 2022 | £578840 | £693753 | £393365 | 10 |
| July 31, 2021 | £753203 | £657413 | £508278 | 9 |
| July 31, 2020 | £698604 | £631138 | £412488 | 9 |



## Trustees

- Anne Louise Shewring — appointed Oct. 19, 2021
- Basmah Sahib — appointed Aug. 8, 2023
- Claire Jost — appointed March 31, 2020
- Hannah Elizabeth Keal — appointed May 14, 2024
- Kezia Tobin — appointed June 22, 2016
- Miranda Eng Keast — appointed Aug. 8, 2023
- Peter Simon Quinlan Target — appointed Dec. 15, 2021
- Seth Kwadwo Sarfo — appointed Aug. 8, 2023
- Suhan Rajkumar — appointed March 31, 2020
- Tamara Walters — appointed March 31, 2020