# Beyond Detention

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1143160
- **Other names:** YARL&#x27;S WOOD BEFRIENDERS, Beyond Detention, YWB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07652500](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07652500)
- **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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1143160


## Contact

- **Address:** C V S Mid &amp; North Beds, 43 Bromham Road, BEDFORD
- **Postcode:** MK40 2AA
- **Phone:** 01234 867219
- **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&#x27;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



## Geography

- Bedford
- Central Bedfordshire





## Trustees

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



## Linked charities

- YARL&#x27;S WOOD BEFRIENDERS (1143160-1)



