Company · Portsmouth
The E.C. Roberts Centre
Child day-care activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- James Maximillian AllmanDirector · since 2023
- Marcella KirbyDirector · since 2020
- Tom FloydDirector · since 2020
- Jennifer BennettDirector · since 2018
- Margaret GearyDirector · since 2013
- Professor John Anthony George CravenDirector · since 2013
- Reverend Robert Charles WhiteDirector · since 2009
- Malcolm David ChildsDirector · since 2003
- Emma Elizabeth GibbSecretary · since 2026
Previous officers 40
- Lindsey Taylor 2022-2026 View profile
- Innes Richens 2022-2025 View profile
- Nicola Venton 2020-2022 View profile
- Andrew Peter Sayer 2017-2022 View profile
- Charles Edward Haviland Ackroyd 2016-2022 View profile
- Georgina Diana Ruth Poole 2014-2018 View profile
- Grenfell, Joanne Woolway, the Venerable Doctor 2014-2017 View profile
- Caroline Louise Willett 2009-2017 View profile
- Linda Hilary Davies 2008-2019 View profile
- Graham Keith Brombley 2008-2020 View profile
- Robert Graham Brooke Solomon 2007-2014 View profile
- Tristram, Michael, Revd Canon 2006-2013 View profile
- William Kenneth Gilchrist 2006-2011 View profile
- Ian Martin Ayres 2005-2011 View profile
- Tim Milligan 2005-2015 View profile
- Michael Nicholas Davidson 2004-2018 View profile
- Jennifer Mary Lowis 2003-2006 View profile
- Kathleen Patricia Jones 2002-2010 View profile
- Stephen Henry Graham Johnston 2001-2014 View profile
- Jane Day 2001-2002 View profile
- Vivien Marshall 2001-2004 View profile
- Tonkinson, David, Canon 2001-2002 View profile
- Christopher John Reid 2000-2001 View profile
- Sandra Theresa Stockdale 1999-2005 View profile
- Steven Barry Howarth 1998-2000 View profile
- Rosemary Ann Fairfax 1997-2000 View profile
- Robert Patrick Easto 1997-1998 View profile
- Sally Davis 1997-1999 View profile
- Partridge, David John Fabian, the Reverend Canon 1997-2001 View profile
- Reverend Terence Edmund Louden 1997-2005 View profile
- Sophie Carmichael 2025-2026 View profile
- Melanie Jane Goddard 2023-2025 View profile
- Nicola Clark 2023-2025 View profile
- Susannah Mary Tebbutt 2018-2020 View profile
- Karen Manvell 2018-2018 View profile
- Kathryn Mildred Brewer 2011-2018 View profile
- Andrew Keith Mason 2002-2008 View profile
- John Eric Meriton Butler 1997-2002 View profile
- Carole Damper 1997-2023 View profile
- Robert James Paterson 1997-1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Child day-care activities; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 01/04/1997
- Registered office
- Portsmouth
- Also a registered charity
- The E C Roberts Centre
Ownership
Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Michael Nicholas Davidson ceased 2018-07-17
significant influence · notified 2016-09-13 - Linda Hilary Davies ceased 2018-07-17
significant influence · notified 2016-09-13 - Caroline Louise Willett ceased 2018-07-17
significant influence · notified 2016-09-13 - Georgina Diana Ruth Poole ceased 2018-07-17
significant influence · notified 2016-09-13 - Margaret Geary ceased 2018-07-17
significant influence · notified 2016-09-13 - Charles Edward Haviland Ackroyd ceased 2018-07-17
significant influence · notified 2016-09-13
Group
- The E.C. Roberts Centre
is controlled by Michael Nicholas Davidson
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-09-13, ceased 2018-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael Nicholas Davidson.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Employees
- 0.36
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
6 grants · £300,702 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)
- Ministry of Justice · £5,170 (2 grants)
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation · £2,000
- Department for Education · £1,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Ministry of Justice
- Department for Education
- Ministry of Justice
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
8 directors on the board
- Professor John Anthony George Craven Director · appointed 2013
- Malcolm David Childs Director · appointed 2003
- Jennifer Bennett Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Geary Director · appointed 2013
- Tom Floyd Director · appointed 2020
- James Maximillian Allman Director · appointed 2023
- Marcella Kirby Director · appointed 2020
- Reverend Robert Charles White Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Professor John Anthony George Craven Director · appointed 2013
- Malcolm David Childs Director · appointed 2003
- Jennifer Bennett Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Geary Director · appointed 2013
- Tom Floyd Director · appointed 2020
- Reverend Robert Charles White Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Malcolm David Childs Director · appointed 2003
- Jennifer Bennett Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Geary Director · appointed 2013
- Tom Floyd Director · appointed 2020
- James Maximillian Allman Director · appointed 2023
- Marcella Kirby Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Professor John Anthony George Craven Director · appointed 2013
- Reverend Robert Charles White Director · appointed 2009
Also govern a charity
- Professor John Anthony George Craven Shumei Eiko Limited
- Margaret Geary The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Simon, Southsea.
- Reverend Robert Charles White The Hive Portsmouth, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary Portsea, Portsmouth, Portsea ST Mary (ST Stephen) Sick and Poor Fund, Elizabeth Mary Claypitt Charity, Fitzherbert and Moody Charity, Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance
Left in the last 12 months
- Lindsey Taylor Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03346119
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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