01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 August 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02849833
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,087,260
- Latest expenditure
- £1,211,130
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Protect, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9DA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.protect-advice.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Protect - the whistleblowing charity - promotes individual responsibility and organisational accountability. We strive to ensure that genuine concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace are raised and dealt with constructively. We offer confidential advice to employees, provide professional services to organisations and promote public interest whistleblowing.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,087,260
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,211,130
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,085,987
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,044,143
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,031,005
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,077,980
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £970,854
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £842,250
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £877,607
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £798,906
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,087,260
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,211,130
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 55
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 141463
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,085,987
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,044,143
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 41
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 129888
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,031,005
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,077,980
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 54
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 123955
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £970,854
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £842,250
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 21
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 58452
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £877,607
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £798,906
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 27
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 72110
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 53803
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1024443
- Income Investments
- 9014
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1087260
- Income Legacies
- 32856
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,506
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,199,624
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1211130
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 240145
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 120930
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £201,808
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £710,024
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £508,216
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £201,808
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 508216
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £429,814
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 201808
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 201808
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 30817
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 923632
- Income Investments
- 15468
- Income Other
- 116070
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1085987
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,044,143
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1044143
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 48985
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 105678
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £325,678
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £848,116
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £522,438
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £325,678
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 522438
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £634,971
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 325678
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 325678
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 67258
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 850632
- Income Investments
- 12063
- Income Other
- 101052
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1031005
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,077,980
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1077980
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 55936
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £283,834
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £795,518
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £511,684
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £283,834
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 511684
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £543,250
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 283834
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 283834
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 48346
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 862717
- Income Investments
- 1865
- Income Other
- 57926
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 970854
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £842,250
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 842250
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 82398
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3509
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £330,420
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £834,048
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £503,239
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £330,809
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 503239
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £590,071
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 330809
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 330809
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8259
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 869086
- Income Investments
- 262
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 877607
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £798,906
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 798906
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 79575
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4274
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £202,205
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3509
- Assets Own Use
- 3509
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £667,514
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £468,818
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £202,205
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 468818
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £441,266
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 202205
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 202205
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PROTECT (WHISTLEBLOWING ADVICE) LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-08-31T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/08/1993NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19/09/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 AUG 2018
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE ETHICAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW BY GOVERNMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN THEIR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT OF PERSONNEL, HEALTH SAFETY AND COMMERCIAL PRACTICES AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE TO UNDERTAKE CATERGORIES OF WORK AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 143769
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PUBLIC CONCERN AT WORK
- Charity Name Id
- 143771
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE WHISTLEBLOWING CHARITY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff