Fortalice Limited

Analysis

Fortalice Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06517841). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fortalice Limited reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.9m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.2m (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Fortalice Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headway Suffolk and Norfolk LTD (£2.2m), Petworth Cottage Nursing Home (£2.2m) and Mary Ann Evans Hospice (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 8.1%, trading 2.5% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.