Registered charity · Luton
Protect Project
Protect Project is a registered charity (number 1157606) based in Luton, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Mariano Pitta since 2014. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £0 (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Congo (Democratic Republic), Angola, Zambia
- Website
- www.protectproject.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Protect Project
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£0
- 2024£24k£24k
- 2023£24k£24k
Earlier years
- 2022£24k£24k
- 2021£21k£30k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 42%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITIES OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN LIVING IN UK AND AFRICA:A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO:- COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO PUT INTO PLACE PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS THAT HELP RELIEVE SOME OF THE SUFFERING AND HARDSHIP THAT AFRICAN CHILDREN EXPERIENCE.B) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND THEIR DEPENDANTS BY WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS ON CHILD ABUSE WITHIN THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY THROUGH TRAINING, CONFERENCES, DEBATES, SEMINARS AND MEDIA PROGRAMMES.C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) :-THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND ADVISORY SERVICES: TO RAISE THEIR PROFILE AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF THEIR NEEDS AMONG PRACTITIONERS AND POLICY MAKERS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PARENTS.D) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Grants received
6 grants · £67,935 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £57,935 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Mariano Pitta Chair since 2014
- Bongila Bolombo Diangana since 2022
- Delphine Nkombu Esua since 2015
- Kacil Ndipnkongho since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Mariano Pitta Chair since 2014
- Delphine Nkombu Esua since 2015
- Kacil Ndipnkongho since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Mariano Pitta Chair since 2014
- Bongila Bolombo Diangana since 2022
- Delphine Nkombu Esua since 2015
- Kacil Ndipnkongho since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1157606
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 JUN 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/05/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 08583508 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07400035735 · marianopitta@yahoo.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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