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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

Previous officers 40

  1. Lindsey Taylor 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Innes Richens 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Nicola Venton 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Peter Sayer 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. Charles Edward Haviland Ackroyd 2016-2022 Director View profile
  6. Georgina Diana Ruth Poole 2014-2018 Director View profile
  7. Grenfell, Joanne Woolway, the Venerable Doctor 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Caroline Louise Willett 2009-2017 Director View profile
  9. Linda Hilary Davies 2008-2019 Director View profile
  10. Graham Keith Brombley 2008-2020 Director View profile
  11. Robert Graham Brooke Solomon 2007-2014 Director View profile
  12. Tristram, Michael, Revd Canon 2006-2013 Director View profile
  13. William Kenneth Gilchrist 2006-2011 Director View profile
  14. Ian Martin Ayres 2005-2011 Director View profile
  15. Tim Milligan 2005-2015 Director View profile
  16. Michael Nicholas Davidson 2004-2018 Director View profile
  17. Jennifer Mary Lowis 2003-2006 Director View profile
  18. Kathleen Patricia Jones 2002-2010 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Henry Graham Johnston 2001-2014 Director View profile
  20. Jane Day 2001-2002 Director View profile
  21. Vivien Marshall 2001-2004 Director View profile
  22. Tonkinson, David, Canon 2001-2002 Director View profile
  23. Christopher John Reid 2000-2001 Director View profile
  24. Sandra Theresa Stockdale 1999-2005 Director View profile
  25. Steven Barry Howarth 1998-2000 Director View profile
  26. Rosemary Ann Fairfax 1997-2000 Director View profile
  27. Robert Patrick Easto 1997-1998 Director View profile
  28. Sally Davis 1997-1999 Director View profile
  29. Partridge, David John Fabian, the Reverend Canon 1997-2001 Director View profile
  30. Reverend Terence Edmund Louden 1997-2005 Director View profile
  31. Sophie Carmichael 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  32. Melanie Jane Goddard 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  33. Nicola Clark 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  34. Susannah Mary Tebbutt 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  35. Karen Manvell 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  36. Kathryn Mildred Brewer 2011-2018 Secretary View profile
  37. Andrew Keith Mason 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  38. John Eric Meriton Butler 1997-2002 Secretary View profile
  39. Carole Damper 1997-2023 Secretary View profile
  40. Robert James Paterson 1997-1997 Secretary 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.

Group

  1. 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 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £283,1322025-01-16
  • Ministry of Justice £2,5002021-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
  • Ministry of Justice £2,6702020-01-01
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

11.2y median 10.7y
average tenure
22.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Education 2Other services 1Property 1Retail and trade 1

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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