Registered charity · Portsmouth
The E C Roberts Centre
The E C Roberts Centre is a registered charity (number 1066611) based in Portsmouth, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £1.0m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as The Roberts Cente (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £1.0m (2025)
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Who leads it
- James Maximillian AllmanTrustee · since 2023
- Jennifer BennettTrustee · since 2018
- Malcolm ChildsTrustee · since 2003
- Marcella KirbyTrustee · since 2020
- Margaret GearyTrustee · since 2013
- Professor John Anthony George CravenTrustee · since 2013
- REV Robert Charles WhiteTrustee · since 2009
- Tom FloydTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Hampshire, Portsmouth City
- Website
- www.robertscentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The E.C. Roberts Centre
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.0m£1.2m
- 2024£1.2m£1.5m
- 2023£1.5m£1.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.8m£1.8m
- 2021£1.6m£1.5m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 72% · Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCESB) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, POVERTY, OR DISTRESS, INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING FROM A PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITY, ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANSC) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND POVERTYD) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, INCLUDING TRAINING IN SKILLS RELEVANT TO SECURING EMPLOYMENTE) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEF) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OR SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES DEFINED BY THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS IN WHICH THEY LIVE OR WORK OR THEIR ETHNIC ORIGINS) AS THE COMPANY SHALL THINK FIT
Grants received
13 grants · £460,399 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 · £292,532 (2 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £56,000
- BBC Children in Need · £31,000 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £26,712
- LandAid Charitable Trust · £20,000
Most recent
- 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.
8 trustees on the board
- James Maximillian Allman since 2023
- Jennifer Bennett since 2018
- Malcolm Childs since 2003
- Marcella Kirby since 2020
- Margaret Geary since 2013
- Professor John Anthony George Craven since 2013
- REV Robert Charles White since 2009
- Tom Floyd since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Jennifer Bennett since 2018
- Malcolm Childs since 2003
- Margaret Geary since 2013
- Professor John Anthony George Craven since 2013
- REV Robert Charles White since 2009
- Tom Floyd since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- James Maximillian Allman since 2023
- Jennifer Bennett since 2018
- Malcolm Childs since 2003
- Marcella Kirby since 2020
- Tom Floyd since 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Margaret Geary since 2013
- Professor John Anthony George Craven since 2013
- REV Robert Charles White since 2009
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
5.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 7.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1066611
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 APRIL 1997 AS AMENDED 27 SEPTEMBER 2005 AND 14 NOVEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 JUNE 2009. as amended on 07 Sep 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 03346119 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02392296919 · info@robertscentre.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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