Beyond Detention

Analysis

Beyond Detention is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07652500). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Beyond Detention reported income of £309k and spending of £304k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £194k to £309k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Beyond Detention sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wrap Around Supporting People (£309k), Gamlearn (£310k) and Baldwin's Bridge Trust (£309k).