The Fort Trust

Analysis

The Fort Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10586304). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Fort Trust reported income of £29k and spending of £187k, spending 640% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £58k to £29k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 319%. Over the whole period it spent 182% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Fort Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Standeasy Military Support (£29k), New Waltham Village Hall (£29k) and Cooper's Hill Recreational Trust Limited (£29k).