# Beyond Detention

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1143160
- **Other names:** YARL'S WOOD BEFRIENDERS, Beyond Detention, YWB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 29, 2011
- **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=1143160


## Contact

- **Address:** C V S Mid & North Beds, 43 Bromham Road, BEDFORD
- **Postcode:** MK40 2AA
- **Phone:** 01234867219
- **Email:** info@beyonddetention.org
- **Website:** www.beyonddetention.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 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).

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




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Central Bedfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £309297 | £304332 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £213209 | £311110 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £346910 | £267903 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £163365 | £189895 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £193733 | £134117 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Catherine Kirk — appointed Sept. 7, 2021
- KINGA SIMONY — appointed Sept. 14, 2023
- Kristen Hope Burchill — appointed Sept. 7, 2021
- Robina Pelham Burn — appointed Oct. 8, 2019
- Sarah Grahame — appointed Oct. 8, 2019
- Stella Maureen Shyanguya — appointed Nov. 25, 2020
- Wozani Chida — appointed March 6, 2024