# DETENTION ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198554
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 7, 2022
- **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=1198554


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 78310, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E2 2HA
- **Phone:** 02070624211
- **Email:** admin@detentionaction.org.uk
- **Website:** www.detentionaction.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF DETENTION ACTION ARE FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE AND WHO ARE RESIDENT OR WHO ARE INTENDING TO RESIDE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH EDUCATIONAL, PRACTICAL OR OTHER SUPPORT.

**Activities:** Detention Action is a national charity that aims to change the way that migrants are treated by immigration detention policy in the UK. We defend the rights and improve the welfare of people in detention by combining support for individuals with campaigning for policy change. Detention Action was known as London Detainee Support Group until May 2011.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £791893 | £798939 | £147344 | 14 |
| March 31, 2024 | £700087 | £789708 | £154390 | 14 |
| March 31, 2023 | £885144 | £863568 | £244011 | 15 |



## Trustees

- **Hans Dibobe Ekonje** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 8, 2021
- JOHN FORSTER BROWN — appointed Sept. 8, 2021
- Jacqueline McKenzie — appointed Feb. 28, 2023
- Katherine Elizabeth Astbury — appointed Sept. 8, 2021
- Linda Lam — appointed Sept. 9, 2025