Disaster Action (number 1180287) 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 Disaster Action do?
To promote the safety of the public against disasters and to enlist and provide support, succour, guidance and assistance generally to those including dependants and families, who have been or may be affected by such disasters or may be so affected in the future.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Disaster Action
Answers Disaster Action gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Disaster Action's highest-paid staff paid?
Disaster Action's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 does not record Disaster Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Disaster Action's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 Disaster Action registered for?
Other Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Disaster Action yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Disaster Action.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Disaster Action as a registered charity (number 1180287) 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 Disaster Action's charity number?
Disaster Action's charity number is 1180287. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1180287?
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What does Disaster Action do?
To promote the safety of the public against disasters and to enlist and provide support, succour, guidance and assistance generally to those including dependants and families, who have been or may be affected by such disasters or may be so affected in the future.
Does Disaster Action have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Disaster Action. 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 Disaster Action?
Disaster Action's website listed in our register data is http://www.disasteraction.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 Disaster Action's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Disaster Action's annual return for the year ending 31 October 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 Disaster Action?
The register does not record Disaster Action as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Disaster Action's trustees paid?
Disaster Action's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Disaster Action registered as a charity?
Disaster Action was entered on the register on 12 October 2018.