THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE
Registered charity 1066611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROBERTS CENTE
EC Roberts Centre is based in Portsmouth but also provides services in Gosport and Havant. Working together to improve the lives of Children and Families we develop and deliver innovative services for families who are facing homelessness or the impact of family breakdown giving people the skills to manage their money, home and children.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £199,382 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with a further deficit of £154,000 budgeted for the following year. Despite these losses, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £579,000 are sufficient to cover anticipated losses for three years, and the charity remains a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three and six months of expenditure (held: £579k)
“the Board intends to maintain a level of reserves at between three and six months of expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year, unrestricted donations totalling £2,460 (2024:£2,645) were received from Trustees.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £67k
“Present value of provision £67k (2024: £97k) see note 22.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The E C Roberts Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Emma Gibb — Interim CEO (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/01/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £199,382 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with a further deficit of £154,000 budgeted for the following year. Despite these losses, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £579,000 are sufficient to cover anticipated losses for three years, and the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.
Who funds THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE as a grant recipient include KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND, FRIARSGATE TRUST, YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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