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Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity.
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (number 1156709) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees do?
Volunteer visitors network: supporting volunteer visitors to immigration detainees wherever they are held. We are a membership network supporting 14 groups across the country who visit those detained. We provide information, support, resources and advocacy, and work to achieve positive change in the detention system.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees
Answers Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's highest-paid staff paid?
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Avid
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Why is there no Clarity Score for Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees as a registered charity (number 1156709) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's charity number?
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's charity number is 1156709. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1156709?
Search 1156709 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees do?
Volunteer visitors network: supporting volunteer visitors to immigration detainees wherever they are held. We are a membership network supporting 14 groups across the country who visit those detained. We provide information, support, resources and advocacy, and work to achieve positive change in the detention system.
Does Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees?
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's website listed in our register data is http://www.aviddetention.org.uk/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees?
The register records Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's trustees paid?
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees registered as a charity?
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees was entered on the register on 15 April 2014.