FORTALICE LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 May 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06517841
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,222,278
Latest expenditure: £1,942,567
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 43 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.fortalice.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

PROVIDES EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND A RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE, OR ARE, EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE. TO RAISE PERSONAL AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,222,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,942,567

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,843,322
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,815,338

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,848,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,644,828

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,427,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,436,544

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,642,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,267,979

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,222,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,942,567
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £680,132
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 52

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,843,322
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,815,338
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £586,969
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,848,537
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,644,828
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £510,890
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 51

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,427,624
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,436,544
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £448,587
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 47

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,642,217
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,267,979
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £558,939
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 45

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 179620
Income Other Trading Activities: 55440
Income Charitable Activities: 1952365
Income Investments: 34853
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2222278
Income Legacies: 25000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,135
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,896,432
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1942567
Expenditure Investment Management: 2184
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 37046
Expenditure Support Costs: 37046
Expenditure Depreciation: 9025
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -10091
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,111,673
Assets Total Fixed: 1284715
Assets Own Use: 753963
Assets Long Term Investment: 530752
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,171,099
Assets Total Liabilities: £307,076
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,148,738
Creditors One Year Total Current: 307076
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £989,925
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1889291
Funds Restricted: 259447
Funds Total: 2148738
Count Employees: 68
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 148813
Income Other Trading Activities: 59269
Income Charitable Activities: 1610011
Income Investments: 25229
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1843322
Income Legacies: 4367
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £57,539
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,757,799
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1815338
Expenditure Investment Management: 2158
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 35815
Expenditure Support Costs: 35815
Expenditure Depreciation: 11247
Gain Loss Investment: 49727
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,093,362
Assets Total Fixed: 1179620
Assets Own Use: 636599
Assets Long Term Investment: 543021
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £949,588
Assets Total Liabilities: £250,090
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,879,118
Creditors One Year Total Current: 250090
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £866,054
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1749792
Funds Restricted: 129326
Funds Total: 1879118
Count Employees: 65
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 179862
Income Other Trading Activities: 74505
Income Charitable Activities: 1579015
Income Investments: 15155
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1848537
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £24,789
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,620,039
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1644828
Expenditure Investment Management: 2116
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24696
Expenditure Support Costs: 24696
Expenditure Depreciation: 11845
Gain Loss Investment: -23339
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £972,833
Assets Total Fixed: 1132490
Assets Own Use: 636892
Assets Long Term Investment: 495598
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £892,018
Assets Total Liabilities: £223,101
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,801,407
Creditors One Year Total Current: 223101
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £766,202
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1625732
Funds Restricted: 175675
Funds Total: 1801407
Count Employees: 62
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 88810
Income Other Trading Activities: 42136
Income Charitable Activities: 1284607
Income Investments: 12071
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1427624
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £27,180
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,409,364
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1436544
Expenditure Investment Management: 2276
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19348
Expenditure Support Costs: 19348
Expenditure Depreciation: 6436
Gain Loss Investment: 21277
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,181,144
Assets Total Fixed: 827950
Assets Own Use: 307327
Assets Long Term Investment: 520623
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £985,598
Assets Total Liabilities: £192,511
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,621,037
Creditors One Year Total Current: 192511
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £591,527
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1503898
Funds Restricted: 117139
Funds Total: 1621037
Count Employees: 57
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 123571
Income Other Trading Activities: 20646
Income Charitable Activities: 1485396
Income Investments: 12604
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1642217
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £33,269
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,234,710
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1267979
Expenditure Investment Management: 2091
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19214
Expenditure Support Costs: 19214
Expenditure Depreciation: 6780
Gain Loss Investment: 68124
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,164,214
Assets Total Fixed: 598841
Assets Own Use: 197841
Assets Long Term Investment: 401000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,088,084
Assets Total Liabilities: £78,245
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,608,680
Creditors One Year Total Current: 78245
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £993,399
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1377982
Funds Restricted: 230698
Funds Total: 1608680
Count Employees: 50
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bury
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bolton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FORTALICE LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-05-13T00:00:00

Charity Name: FORTALICE LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-08-19T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 1050020
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1050020
Assoc Charity Name: THE SYCAMORE PROJECT

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 FEBRUARY 2008. as amended on 22 Feb 2021
Charitable Objects: The objects for which the Charity is established (“the Objects”) are (a) The relief and protection of those who have been gravely or persistently maltreated by the partner with whom they are or have been living or any member of their immediate or extended family and of the children of such people(b) Providing refuge accommodation in Lewis House for women who have been gravely or persistently maltreated by the partner with whom they are or have been living or any member of their immediate or extended family and of the children of such women(c) Providing programmes, including early intervention, to raise awareness of domestic abuse and related issues(d) To facilitate and assist programmes in partnership with those dealing with perpetrators
Area Of Benefit: BOLTON

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures