Assoclatlon of Vlsitors to Immigration Detainees
(Registered charty, number 1156709)
Financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Contsnts
Trustees. annual report
IndeperMJent examinerfs report
Receipts & payments account
Statement of a&8ets & liabilities
Notes to the aca)unts
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Association of Wisitors to Immlgration Detainees
Trustees, annual report
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Full name Assoa'aticm ￿ Visitors to Immigration Detainees
Other name8 by whlch the charity is known AVID
Reglstered charity number 11 SS709
Organisatlon type Charitable incorporated organisation
Prlnclpal address
27-31 Carlton Road, Nottingham, NG3 2DG
Trustees
Carolina Albueme Rodriguez, Chair
Jayne Butler. Co<hair, until 1211 or22
Michael Darko
Thomas Nunn
Elizabeth Flint
Anne Hudson, Treasurer
Adan Spray, from 15112122
Harbi Jama, from 15112122
Independont examln•r
John O'Brien, empk)yee of Communty ACco￿tir￿a Plus, Units 1 & 2, North West,
41 Talbot Street, Nottingham. NG15GL
Gov8rnance and management
The charity is Operat￿ under the rules of its constrtution adopted 15 April 2014 and Nvas last
amended in 2017.
Trustees are recruited through a recruitment process - jcl) desuptions are advertised externally
and applicants a￿ selected by Trustees by interliew. Trustees are elected at the AGM. The
AVID Trustees may in additi¢￿ appoint cwpted members. However no-one may be appointed
as a co-opted member rf, as a resutt, more than one third of the mernbers of AVID Trustees
would be c04)pted members.
Objecllves and actlvltles
AVID aims to address the isolatTCn and injustice of llnmigration detention in the UK. We do this
by supporting, strengthening and promoting volunteer visrting nationally and working towards
positive change for 811 people in detenti(n.
We have three key objectives..
We strengthen and our community of solidarty with people affected by dat￿tIOn
We influence refom and detention policy and practise
We raise 8wareness of the realities of detentK)n na￿.￿llY
EStablis￿d in 1994, AVID has built a strong platromi and SOU￿ of infrastructura support for
visitor groups across the UK Our 14 members. representing over 5CM) volunteer visitors, are
diverse and dynamic. Some are registered tharities with paid staff, others have a non-
hierarchical structure Ix are volunteer led. The support provided by AVID - includiro 1..1
guidance, advocacy and trainiro - has erkgbled our members to provide vital emotional and

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practical support to people who are detained. We have members visit irtside every
detention cethre in the UK as well as in some prisons.
AVID is uniquely placed to build conrKtions batsveen individuals who are detained,
communities, and the system, to work towards F)OSrtive charvJe for peo￿8 in d8tention and
meaningful reforyn. We have a strong track record of:
Building communities of solidarity with people affected by detention
AVID builds communities of support, fostering a sense of solidarity amongst our members and
with people in detention by providirYJ advice. advocacy, training, cq)acity building and a netr￿ork
of expertise. Our trainings reach an average of 200 volunteers a year, our advocacy has been
vital to maintaining visitor access ar￿, members of our neiworf( b8nefit from facilitated peer
support from visitorfs groups across the UK
Inffluencing refonn detention policy in prndi(x
We use our position of having oversight in every detention centre and some prisons to produce
an accurate picture of the r8alrties of detention. We use thks infomation to engage with the
Home Office and other key slakeholders, reSpOr￿ to consultations and wort( with wider
networks to infiuence detention refonn and challenge hamiful practices.
R8isiro awareness of the raalities of detention nationally
We increase public understanding of the ham caused by detention on individuals. fanilies and
communities. We engage with the public through social media 8nd regu18r blogposts, produce
inf0nnat1(￿ tfiefings and worf( wrth our visrtor groups to ￿age with their loca5 communities.
Publ1¢ benefit statement
The Trustees corfim that they have C￿￿p11&￿ with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act
2011 to have due regard to the Charty C￿nmisSIOn,$ ger￿ra1 gU￿anCe on public benefrt,
'Charities arKI Public 88nefrt'.
Summary of the maln actlvltles undertaken for the wbllc benoflt
AVID was foundad in 1994 in response to the increase in numbers held in immigratKJn
detention, and to the feedback from people SUPF)orting trM)se detsined in their local
communities. At that time, there were around 250 immigration detention spaces. In the year
ending June 2022, 24,40(r2 people entered detention. This does Th)t include peopl8 who are
held in °quasi-d6t8ntion' facilities suth as Napier Barracks. The govemment's stated purpose of
detention is for removal and, by law, it should be used sparirvJly and for the short8St period
possible. Despite this, detention has historically proven to be ineffective in facilitating removal.
Last year the picture was particularly stark with only 14% of those detained being removed from
the UK. This has coincided with ￿ increased use of detenticm for asylum seekers who made up
80% of the detention pOpUlats￿ last year.
Immigration detention, the threat of detention, and the aftennath of detention, are all points of
extreme crisis in a person's immigration joumey. The hami ￿USed by detention is well-
documented through the testimonies of people %vho have been detained, in researth and by
clinical professicnal bodies. In particular, the fact that detention in the UK is indefinite causes
immense trauma. IrKlividuals have their autonomy stripped, are transported arwnd the
detention state and haie no knowledge of wren tsy will be released. tt has b*n described by
people detained as °M￿rtaI torture..

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Despite this, the govemment have made clear their intentton to ncrease the use of detention,
including plans to r&open the previously closed Campsfield House Immi￿atIon removal centre
(IRC) arKJ Haslar IRC. More extreme measures are beiro used to meet govemment's
deterrent agenda with the proposal to send people see￿.ng asylum to Rwanda causing fear and
devastation.
Our history of working wilh local communities, and long-stsndiw volLrt88rs, has sh¢Nn us that
there is the need and possibilty of a drfferent approach to immigration. We stand with our
members and olhers in the national and intemational community to advocate for engagement
over enforcement, humanrty not oppression.
Our activrties reduce the harm caused by detention by supporting visitors to provide vital
befriendiro advi￿ and combat the isolation in detention. We also support visitors wrth the
information they need so that people who are detained can acce&8 services such as healthcare
and legal advice they ne8d. We bring public and govemment awareness to the issues of
detention to advocate for a more ccxnpassionate immigration system. Our activities are also
important to local communikn'8s who wovide visrting support and want to advocate for a system
that welcomes asylum seekers and people from a migrant background. The platform that we
provide gives a way for them to do this and be part of a wbjer movement.
Summary of the maln achl•wm•nts thrfng the p•rfod
Member SupporL'
'One of the underlying things I love atout (the notwork) is just the sense of solidarity among the
group, and the gen8rosity of shariNJ. Ar¥J the rapidity of sharing! I found that really nourishing
and halps you keep going because you think there are so many peopl8 Out there with such
incredible experience and knowledge. so ready to share rt." (AVID Member)
Following the pandemic, and increase in onl[r￿ activities, we prioritised in-person visits to our
members, travelling to n8arly all of our members from Scotland to Oxford as well as groups in-
between. This has been vital to fonning new conneCti￿S and infonning our understanding as
we continue to build and Strength￿ our network. We shared in the achievements of our
members supporting them at AGM'S, joining awareness raisirYJ sessions suth as GDWG.
Refugee Tales walks and promoting their work through our social media network and
newsletter.
This year, we continued to offer our members a space to share, leam and r8fieci through our
regular member calls. These began dunng the Pandern￿ and have now become a regular
featur8 of our netw￿. We ran fortnightly Onli￿ calls for our members, rotating a general call for
members to provide Lpdates, Sha￿ challenges and bring ccncems to group and "Deep
Dive" sessions to explo￿ topics in more deplh. Deep Dive sessions induded detention
monitoring and Independent Monitoring Boards, and volunteer recruitment and retenticin.
We further developed and delivered our core training. which consists of three modules on
visiting support to people in detention, to 30 new volunteers recruited by our members. We also
offered training to the AVID ne￿Ork from extemal facilitators on the implications of the
Nationality and Borders Act for p￿pIe in detention (attended by 29 people) and on supporting
women in detention. run by Worn￿ f￿ Refugee Women (attend&J by 16 people).

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We supported new and developir@ visitor wps wrth mor8 intensive 1.1 supporL Dutham
Visitors Group was established tIMprds end of 2021 to support women who are detained in
Derwentside. We advocated for the group to ha￿ visiting a￿sS 8fKI have represented the
group at meetings with the (￿ntre mana3ement in Derwentside to promote referrals. We
recruited seven r£w volunteers - including a number of Voluntee￿ with varying language skills -
providing them with cora training. The group is now well established, and we are working
towards a regular visiting slot ¥KI a structure so that the grcKJp, which is purety voluntary, is able
to Co￿rdinate it's daY-tr￿aY activities without the support of AVID. Morton Hall Visitors Group
have also experienced 8 period of transits"￿. Following th8 closure of Morton Hall IRC, where
they previously visited, a f￿eIgn national prison and residential short-tem holding facility hav@
oponed in its place. have supp(Kled the team, which consists of one staff member and a
team of volunteers, to recruit a new Chair to their trustee board and prepare for visrting in these
drfferent setting8.
Pollcy and Advocacy:
The strength of AVID members lies not only in the direct support vh)ich they provide to people in
detention, but in their ￿llectIVe voice as witnesses to the r&aIrt￿$ of immigration detenti￿.
We have used the on-the-ground krK)wledge of our members to respond to polrtical ch81Ienges
by connecting our collective voice to other partners in the sector. Wnan we first became awar8
of people being issued with notices of intent to be deported to Rwanda, we ￿orked with
Care4C81ais to ensure people had the *al 8dvice necessary to challenge these notices. W8
worked wrth our existing member, Asylum Welcome. and previous rnembers, H8slar Visitors
Group, to Co-ordinate responses to the govemmenys 8nnounc£ment to r&open Campsfield and
Haslar. We brought together groups thal to Haslar, regional allies arKI national partners to
discuss resistance to Haslar. This resulted in engagement wrth local councillors arKI members of
Parliament, locsl media arKJ O￿nectIOnS being made with the wider movement. We have
continued as an active mernbar of Detention Forum, a coalition of oryJanisati(Xts who are
working together to end detention. We supported them to write policy papers on short-tem
holding facilities and on the use of prison detenti(n. We also continl￿ as active members of
the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum (NASF) Detention SuWr￿P which we us8d to raise
awareness of the challenges that our members are seeing. This included seeking to address
day-to-day isSL￿5 faced by people in detentK)n, suth as not beiro *)le to access personal email
accounts to contact family and friends. as well as areas for cmcem across the detenti¢)n estat8.
We also engaged with IrKlepend8nt MonrtorirvJ Boards {IMB8) and His Majestys Inspectorate of
Prisons (HMIP). Wejoined the IMB forum meetir@ to advocate for local IMB'S to work more
closely with visitor groups and we collaborated wtth HMIP on upcoming inspections to highlight
areas for closer review. Finally, we submrtled ev￿nce to parliamentary consultations, including
The Joint Committee on Human Rights into the Govwnment's policies 8nd procedures relating
to asylum seekers and the impact these have on their human rights.
Wrth the extra capacity in the AVID team, we wwe able to build our online presence to nearly
7.000 twitter followers we have high engagement wtth our analyses. of the govemment
detention statistics.
Communlty Bulldlng and Network Transf0M￿on.
Following the pandemic, we took stock of what we had leamt as an organisation, our role and
the role of our community. Central to this was develq)iro a Memberfs Charter which sets out
our shared values as a network As a network c¢)nnectad by our shared a(*ivity of visrting, we

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saw the need to bulld a shared understanding of why visiting is important and what our values
are that underpin thls work. We consolidatsd feedback from intervlews with our members in
2021 on their values and brought our member groups together, in November 2022. at a
convening held in London, to review and finalise our charter. Collectlvely, we interrogated our
values and what we aspire to as a network.
During this same period. we hosted a series of online talks, titled Communities not Walls, wlth
extemal speakers to facilltate discussion on our values. the nature of detention and the role that
visltor groups play in bringing about an altemative vision for our communities. Nearly 100
participants Joined us for the series during whith we heard from speakers including Mary
Bosworth on the forces of detention; Luke De Noronha on nofjons of Innocence. deservingness
and the criminalisation of migrant communities; Kolbassia Haoussou on lived-experience
leadership and Dora Rebelo of solidarities in hostilty.
Thls work has led to us being abl8 to finalise our Members Charter and strengthened our ability
to entsr a new stratsglc perlod In 2023.
Flnanclal r•vl•w
We are dellght8d to have been awarded a grant under Paul Hamlyn's Shared Ground fund to go
towards core costs over the next years. Thls, in addltlon to the commltment from the Tudor
Trust to fundlng for two years which continues into next year, puts us on a strong ftnancial
footlng for 20234. Funding from Esmée Fairbalm Foundalon's Fundlng Plus grant will support
us to deliver on a dlgltal transfonnatlon project and website development. We have been
worklng wlth a pro•bono fundraislng advi80r from the Immlgratlon sector and have identffied new
trusts and foundatlons as potentlal prosp8Ct8 to whom we hava begun applylng.
Our current flnanc181 posltlon provkles us wlth the opporbjnlty to dfftlop a fundraising strategy
In order to dlversify our funding streams. Wo have recently recruited a new trustee to our board,
Harbl Jama, who has extensive experfonce In fvndralslng and corporate fundraising to support
us wlth thls proc888. We have al80 been able to bulld up our reserves during this perlod.
W8 are prlmarily rellant on trusts arKI foundatlons as a fiJndlrvJ source. Foundations often want
to fund an organisatlon for a tlme Ilmited perl¢)d therefore we are regulady needing to look for
new supporters. This also leaves us vulnerable If an anticipated, prospect fund does not come
through. Wlth the length of fundlng deadlines and processes we need to be organised and
efficient in applications. Currenlly our fundraisiNJ is led by our Director and we do not have a
Separate fundraising funcllon.
Tho charftys pollcy on rns•rv
We allocate thr88 months running costs to our reseNes as well as the cost for redundancy
payments. Our reserves currenty reflect the amount In our reserves policy. This is reviewed
annually, or ￿en a new staff member is recrutted or other Significant change to our financial
posltion.
Slgnod on behaff of the charitys truste8S:
Slgn8d
Anne Hud80n. T
Date
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Independent examiners report to the trustees of
Assoclation of Vlsltors to Immigration Detsinees
for the year ended 31 December 2022
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of AssociatFon of Visitors to
Immigration Detainees (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Responslbilities and basis of roport
As the trustees of the tharity you are responsible for the weparation of aco)unts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the charws accounts carr￿1 out urxler section 145 of
the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all tha applicab￿ Directions
given by the Charty Commission under section 1445){b) of the Act.
Independent examinerfs •tatement
I have completed my examination. l Lyjrfirm that no matters have c(¥ne to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to b81ieve that n any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in resp8ca of the charty as required by section 130 of the
2. the accounts do not 8£cord with those r￿OrdS.
I have rK) conc8ms arKI have come across no other matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should be thawn in this report in ord8r to ￿able a proper understsnding of
th8 accounts to be rexhed.
30.08.2023
Signed
John O'Brien MSC, FCCA, FCIE
Employee of Communty Accountirg Plus
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Receipts & payments account
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Total
Total
Funds
¢olpt$
84491 Grarts & dOrnt￿n8
1608 Memtersh'p
6(K) Refu* . rent deposit
8arl( irterest
86699 Total r•c•lpts
123497
1328
16680
140177
1328
82
124907
82
141587
16680
Paym•nts
128831 Staff costs
11746 Premises & rur1￿j costs
2584 GO￿rr￿￿ costs
358 tx'rect thrttable e•yrN1it(re
143519 Total paynwnts
(56820) N•1 r•c•lpW(paym*ts)
103424 Cash fLnds at start of ths period
46604 Cash lunds at thh p•rlod
12809
440
71818
4878
2693
2674
82083
2693
2326
348
13697
3083
59524
11068
46604
14161 106128
35536
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Statement of assets and liabilities
at 31 December 2022
2021
2022
Cash a88ets
Bank act0￿*S
46604
106128
106128
Othor mon•tsry a88•ts
Debtor8
4203
4203
278
278
A••ots r•taln•d for th• charws own us•
2 x laptOP8, PLrchased ￿ri1 2021, cost £1,098
General eqiipmert.
Llablltth•
Credltors
1306
(1306)
6009
6009
These financlal statements are acceptsd on behalf of the charity by:
Signed
Anne Hudson, Tr
Dated

Association of Vlsitors to Immlgration Detainees
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2022
1. Receipts & payments accounts
Receipts and payments accounts contsin a summary of money received and money spent
during the period and a list of assets and liabilrties at the end of the period. Usually, cash
received and cash spent will irKlude transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
2. Grants & donatlons
Craignish Trust
E$￿￿6 Fairbairn
Fuln*r Charitable Trust
Hillcote TN$t
Other Donations
P Hantyn Foundats'on
Par8ula Foundats'on
Tudor TN$t
1 IJJXI 100Crf)
85(K)
8500
7997
7997
600CYJ
2000
40000
16680 140177
20
40000
123497
3. Staff costs
TIMI
Salaries, Nl & pernion
St8ff costs
Staff trainiro
Recnitment
54009 11634 65643
538
538
822
1997
3640
71818
1175
59009 12809
4. Premises and runnlng costs
Total
Bark ct£rges
Premises arKJ rLTh1￿ Costs
Office eqiipmart
Office rumiThJ costs
Rert & rates
162
104
236
162
104
6e6
2698
1248
4878
10
1248
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5. Governance costs
A￿J(￿arry
De*lopment (org strategy)
Irswar£es
TrL&8tee trairiNJ
1364
372
785
172
2693
372
785
172
2693
6. Dlrect Charitablo Expend1￿re
Coordir£tors conlerer
Grw 0￿reath
Information & awarerws raisiryj
Tr8irirE ddivery
1018
1018
1284
28
344
2674
2326
7. Debtorn
Prepayment.. Dropbox
Prepayment: Hotdesk
134
144
278
8. Crodlt¢Jrn
Independent examination fee
Wag88, Nl & POn￿on
Payroll fees
5021
6009
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9. Funds an￿y313
OpmivJ Rws (Pvinmts) Clgsing
Rostrf¢ted funds
Derwentside Visrtors Gr
Training 8rxl mmbersh'p ¢)>OrdI￿tor
Digital transformation
Stsff wellbelrYJ
9979
(9979)
(2529)
11JJ)O
7471
6680
1089
13697
16680 14151
11068
Unr•8trlctsd fund•
Ger*ral fuTrJ
124￿7 91977
124907
(68466) 91977
The restricted funds have been received frcxn ￿ followiThJ funders:
Craignish Trust for Training arKI Membership Cwrdinator. We SeC￿red funding to partially fund
the salary of our Memb8rship and Training C￿{￿dInat0r. The role of the Membership and Training
CO￿rdInatOr is to develop, support and strengthen the AVID network of volunteer visitor groups.
Activities include actiro as a key point of contact visiting and volunteering in detention;
coordinating the devek)pment and delivery of AVID'S training on all aspects of immigr8tion
detention and coordination of AVID'S M￿berShIP support induding our online memb8rfs
area, handbook arKI discussion forum.
Esmee Fairbaim Foundation "Funding Plus" for Dortal transfonnation. This funding is for the
development of our new website, online handbook and online monitoring platfonn. We are
working with digital partner, Common Knowledge, for this piece of work
10. Trustees, remuneratlon
Trust88s receiv8d no 8xpens88, r8muner8tiffl or in this ￿riod.
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11. GIos8ary of tonn8
Debtors: These a￿ amounts owed to the tharty. but re￿Ived in ts accounting
period.
Prepayments: These are services that the tharty has paid for in advance, but not used
during the accounting period.
Credltorn: These are amounts owed by the charity, tKrt not paid thring the acc￿nting
period.
Reslricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions
set by the donor. but still within the general obj.eds of the charty.
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