CCEW Charity Commission profile

FORT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1028639 · organisation 1028639

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
16 November 1993
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income
£253,963
Latest expenditure
£1,214,908
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: FORT VALE ENGINEERING LTD, CALDER VALE PARK, SIMONSTONE LANE, SIMONSTONE, BURNLEY, BB12 7ND

02 Activities

What the charity does

The purpose of The Fort Foundation is to make grants to individuals and charitable institutions at the Trustees discretion

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received
7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£253,963
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,214,908
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received
3 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
3 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£41,297
Total Gross Expenditure
£226,209
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received
13 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£37,406
Total Gross Expenditure
£425,234
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£338,856
Total Gross Expenditure
£202,722
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received
5 July 2021
Date Accounts Received
5 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£300,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£324,283

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2025
Ar Due Date
28 December 2025
Ar Received Date
7 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£253,963
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,214,908
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 February 2024
Ar Due Date
29 December 2024
Ar Received Date
3 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£41,297
Total Gross Expenditure
£226,209
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2023
Ar Due Date
28 December 2023
Ar Received Date
13 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£37,406
Total Gross Expenditure
£425,234
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2022
Ar Due Date
28 December 2022
Ar Received Date
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£338,856
Total Gross Expenditure
£202,722
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2021
Ar Due Date
28 December 2021
Ar Received Date
5 July 2021
Total Gross Income
£300,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£324,283
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FORT FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1993-11-16T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 3 NOVEMBER 1993
Charitable Objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
196498
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE FORT FOUNDATION

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures