01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 April 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 13608398
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £791,893
- Latest expenditure
- £798,939
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: PO Box 78310, LONDON, E2 2HA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.detentionaction.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £791,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £798,939
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £700,087
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £789,708
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £885,144
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £863,568
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £791,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £798,939
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £700,087
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £789,708
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 65
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £885,144
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £863,568
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 65
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 791893
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 791893
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £270
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £798,669
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 798939
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2700
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 25199
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £147,344
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £328,138
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £180,794
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £147,344
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 180794
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £305,726
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 145722
- Funds Restricted
- 1622
- Funds Total
- 147344
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 699864
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 223
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 700087
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £789,708
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 789708
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2280
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 34837
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £154,390
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £203,034
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £48,644
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £154,390
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 48644
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £62,468
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 154390
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 154390
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 884751
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 393
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 885144
- Income Legacies
- 5000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £863,568
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 863568
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4040
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 50336
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £244,011
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £405,768
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £161,757
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £244,011
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 161757
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £236,383
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 244011
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 244011
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DETENTION ACTION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-02-13T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3079217
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1065066
- Assoc Charity Name
- DETENTION ACTION
- Charity Name
- DETENTION ACTION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-04-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 SEP 2021 as amended on 16 Apr 2024
- Charitable 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.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management