# DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1062638
- **Other names:** DEC, DEC SECRETARIAT, THE DEC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 4, 1997
- **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=1062638


## Contact

- **Address:** 17-21 Wenlock Road, London
- **Postcode:** N1 7GT
- **Phone:** 020 4505 1695
- **Email:** support@dec.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dec.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO SUPPORT UK CHARITABLE SECTOR NGO'S ("AGENCIES") IN THEIR TASK OF ALLEVIATING ACUTE HUMAN SUFFERING AMONGST THOSE LEAST ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE EFFECTS OF A MAJOR OVERSEAS DISASTER, BY:- (A) PROVIDING AN ACCREDITED NATIONAL FORUM FOR JOINT FUNDRAISING BY UK CHARITABLE VOLUNTARY SECTOR NGO'S ("AGENCIES") IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE THE FUNDS RAISED AND FACILITATE IMMEDIATE COMMITMENT FROM PARTICIPATING AGENCIES; (B) CREATING A FOCAL POINT FOR THE RESPONSE OF THE PUBLIC, THE BROADCASTERS AND OTHERS OF SUCH DISASTERS; (C) FACILITATING AGENCY CO-OPERATION, CO-ORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION (D) ENSURING THAT FUNDS RAISED ARE USED IN AN EFFECTIVE, TIMELY FULLY ACCOUNTABLE WAY.

**Activities:** DEC brings together 15 of the UK's leading humanitarian agencies. At times of major humanitarian crisis, DEC works with its members, broadcast and other partners to launch a fundraising appeal to the UK public. The proceeds of each appeal are distributed to DEC's member agencies to enable them to deliver humanitarian programmes to help those most affected.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL.




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Camden



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £50801000 | £61795000 | £28073000 | 37 |
| March 31, 2024 | £32906000 | £53688000 | £39094000 | 38 |
| March 31, 2023 | £215698000 | £262430000 | £59876000 | 29 |
| March 31, 2022 | £274291000 | £180420000 | £106608000 | 21 |
| March 31, 2021 | £33103000 | £24666000 | £12737000 | 21 |



## Trustees

- **Michael Francis Jermey** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 10, 2025
- Alison Marshall — appointed Aug. 22, 2022
- Beatrice Butsana-Sita — appointed Nov. 20, 2023
- Christine Margaret Dench — appointed March 11, 2019
- Edith Rose CALDWELL
- Farmida Bi CBE — appointed March 20, 2023
- Flora Susannah Mary Alexander — appointed April 28, 2025
- Folashade Komolafe — appointed Oct. 2, 2023
- Hannah Reardon-Bond — appointed March 16, 2024
- Helen McEachern — appointed March 24, 2023
- Ifitkhar Ahmad — appointed Dec. 23, 2025
- Jean-Michel Grand — appointed Sept. 10, 2018
- Julian Douglas — appointed March 20, 2023
- Melanie Elizabeth Hind — appointed July 19, 2022
- Moazzam Tufail Malik — appointed Feb. 3, 2025
- Patrick Watt — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Peter Barron — appointed March 24, 2021
- Richard Charles Hawkes — appointed March 17, 2026
- Sayyeda Salam — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- Silas Balraj — appointed Sept. 16, 2025
- Tanya Margaret Anne Steele — appointed July 15, 2020