Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Pension deficit: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE E C ROBERTS CENTRE

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £143,381

Established: 26 years

www.robertscentre.org.uk

info@robertscentre.org.uk

02392296919

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£1,527	£1,655	£-127	£38	£1,556	£1,551	11.2	51	40
31/03/22	£1,823	£1,754	£70	£34	£1,679	£1,670	11.4	53	61
31/03/21	£1,626	£1,550	£76	£29	£1,604	£1,592	12.3	46	25
31/03/20	£1,568	£1,534	£34	£28	£1,542	£1,510	11.8	46	0
31/03/19	£1,597	£1,518	£79	£26	£1,503	£1,442	11.4	44	29
31/03/18	£1,804	£1,556	£248	£30	£1,433	£1,318	10.2	48	0
31/03/17	£1,633	£1,582	£51	£24	£1,219	£1,112	8.4	50	0
31/03/16	£1,672	£1,960	£-288	£16	£1,168	£1,034	6.3	50	0
31/03/15	£1,781	£1,723	£57	£45	£1,476	£1,322	9.2	48	0
31/03/14	£1,493	£1,640	£-147	£41	£1,419	£1,234	9	59	0
31/03/13	£1,776	£1,831	£-55	£43	£1,566	£1,347	8.8	62	0
31/03/12	£1,963	£1,936	£26	£31	£1,621	£1,371	8.5	68	0
31/03/11	£2,143	£2,085	£58	£29	£1,595	£1,177	6.8	68	0
31/03/10	£1,862	£2,107	£-245	£135	£1,537	£1,031	5.9	68	0
31/03/09	£2,551	£2,010	£542	£34	£1,782	£1,327	7.9	39	0
31/03/08	£1,575	£1,508	£66	£55	£1,240	£747	5.9	45	0
31/03/07	£1,367	£1,195	£172	£51	£1,174	£719	7.2	36	0
31/03/06	£1,068	£1,116	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£1,036	£999	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£894	£787	£107	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire, Portsmouth City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

51 employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£30,500
DCMS	£26,712
Wates Family Enterprise Trust	£5,000
Ministry of Justice	£2,670

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to E. C. Roberts Centre
£30,500	30/07/2021	This project will provide school holiday club sessions to children and young people living in temporary accommodation. Children and young people will make new friends, increase their aspirations and ....more This project will provide school holiday club sessions to children and young people living in temporary accommodation. Children and young people will make new friends, increase their aspirations and improve their emotional wellbeing.
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - The Roberts Centre Temporary Accommodation Play Scheme - May 2021
£5,000	18/05/2021	The grant will be used to re-start the Temporary Accommodation Play Scheme this summer following Covid 19 restrictions.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£26,712	29/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Ministry of Justice - Supported Child Contact Centres
£2,670	01/01/2020	To help sustain supported contact centres to contribute to costs to enable them to continue delivering supported contact in the community.
Ministry of Justice - ALB - Cafcass - Supported Child Contact Centres (SCCC) Grant 19-20
£2,805	01/04/2019	Provide support for contact centres
National Lottery Community Fund - Your Voice Matters
£9,400	23/08/2018 12	The organisation will use funding for engagement events to improve and develop the voice and services of parents families to improve their lives.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The EC Roberts Centre
£5,917	04/08/2017	Our project Introduces young people to the wonder of music and encourages them to try different instruments, song writing and singing.
Ministry of Justice - Supported Contact
£2,850	01/04/2017	Delivery of Separated Parent Information Programme to participants ordered to attend by Family Courts (CA 1989)
Ministry of Justice - Supported Contact
£3,000	01/04/2016 12	Delivery of Separated Parent Information Programme to participants ordered to attend by Family Courts (CA 1989)
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to EC Roberts Centre
£102,402	27/01/2016 24	Towards salary costs for a programme to prevent parents having children serially removed into care.
LandAid Charitable Trust - Development grant towards expansion of premises for counselling and family support
£20,000	19/05/2015 12	Contribution to design and development costs for renovation and new build to expand premises in central Portsmouth to provide more space for counselling, children's day care, family support and ....more Contribution to design and development costs for renovation and new build to expand premises in central Portsmouth to provide more space for counselling, children's day care, family support and living accommodation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 55-81

INNES RICHENS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Health And Social Director

JAMES MAXIMILLIAN ALLMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Building Surveyor

JENNIFER BENNETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

LINDSEY TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Human Resources Consultant

MALCOLM CHILDS Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Retired

MARCELLA KIRBY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Marketing Administration Manager

MARGARET GEARY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

PROFESSOR JOHN ANTHONY GEORGE CRAVEN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: SHUMEI EIKO LIMITED,

REVEREND BOB WHITE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Clergy, Other trusteeships: FITZHERBERT AND MOODY CHARITY, WM SHEPPARD CHARITY, ELIZABETH MARY CLAYPITT CHARITY, PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, PORTSEA ST MARY (ST STEPHEN) SICK AND POOR FUND, ST MARY'S CHURCH PORTSEA MUSIC FOUNDATION, THE ST MARY 'S CHURCH , PORTSEA FABRIC TRUST, LANDPORT COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY PORTSEA, PORTSMOUTH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, SALTWOOD, THE HIVE PORTSMOUTH,

TOM FLOYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director (Retired)

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/1997, number: 1066611
Registered at Companies House on 01/04/1997, number: 03346119

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PORTSMOUTH RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY on 10/01/2022

Main office

The E C Roberts Centre
84 Crasswell Street
Portsmouth
PO1 1HT

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF PORTSMOOUTH

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