THE E.C. ROBERTS CENTRE

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Sumer Audit

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The trustees do not consider that there is an immediate threat to the continuation of the charity's services or to its status as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “Board made the strategic decision to sell the Crasswell Street headquarters building and move staff to leased premises in Gamble Road, requiring significant upgrades and further funding.”
• “Successfully secured National Lottery funding, beginning in April 2025, and additional support from BBC Children in Need for the next three years.”
• “Won a competitive tender, underlining the strength and credibility of work.”
• “Introduced a new case management system, updated HR processes, and moved towards agile working with hot-desking, reducing large office spaces.”
• “Appointed a Community and Service User Engagement Coordinator to strengthen engagement with children, young people, and families.”
• “Grant funding for the Circle of Support service ended in June 2024.”
• “The charity occupied three premises in 2024/25: freehold head office and Contact Centre at Crasswell Street, leasehold office space in Buckland, and rented Nursery space in Fratton.”
• “The freehold premises in Crasswell Street were advertised for sale in early 2025 due to maintenance costs and inability to meet charity's needs.”
• “A National Lottery Community Fund grant towards core running costs was awarded to the charity in 2024/25, with income to be recognised over a 3-year period beginning 1 April 2025.”
• “Trustees decided to undertake a re-tender of the external audit for the financial year ending 31 March 2026.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -12.8%

  £1,198,138 → £1,045,235

• Cash

  -42.7%

  £406,685 → £233,057

• Net assets

  -15.6%

  £1,305,428 → £1,102,088

• Employees

  -10%

  40 → 36

• Profit before tax

  +24.2%

  -£263,173 → -£199,382

• Wages

  -11.7%

  £875,506 → £773,417

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers