# DOMINICA NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1001492
- **Other names:** DOMINICA NATURAL DISASTER FUND, DNDF, DOMINICA FIRST, Dominica National Development & Disaster Fund (DNDDF/Dominica Diaspora Fund)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 10, 1991
- **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=1001492


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Collingham Gardens, Earls Court, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW5 0HW
- **Phone:** 07712894518
- **Email:** dominica2df@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.dominicafirst.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA, WEST INDIES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL NATURAL DISASTERS (2) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHO HAVE SUFFERED IN A SIMILAR WAY.(3) TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING AS MAY BE ADOPTED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD.

**Activities:** The principal objects of the FUND are: i) To relieve persons in Dominica/Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress as a result of local natural disasters. ii) To relieve persons in the United Kingdom and elsewhere who have suffered in a similar way.  Activities are primarily the organisation of the Dominica Independence Cenebrations in the UK.

**Area of benefit:** DOMINICA/COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA,UK & ELSEWHERE.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3074 | £4107 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £1681 | £1968 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £2863 | £4062 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £402 | £583 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £154 | £633 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **VINCENT Michael JOHN BA  MA MBA** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 1990
- ETHELCA BRAND OBE, MBE
- George Henry Joseph — appointed July 6, 2018
- Ingrid Grant — appointed Sept. 16, 2019
- JOSEPH VIDAL — appointed Dec. 7, 2011
- Kathleen MacLean — appointed March 6, 2020
- MARVLYN GREENAWAY — appointed May 19, 2016
- Reginald Johnson — appointed Jan. 11, 2026
- Rochdale Alexis — appointed July 6, 2018
- Roslyn Esther Ann Morris — appointed Jan. 1, 2026