The Forte Charitable Foundation
Registered charity 1063945 Registered since 1997
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- The HON MRS Olga Polizzi CBE Chair since 1997
- Arabella Clare Salwey since 2024
- Carole Milner since 2017
- Harry Andrew Naylor since 2023
- Mrs Charlie Polizzi Peyton since 2017
- Nicholas Antony Bevil Acland since 2020
- Nicholas Melhuish since 2014
- Patrick Reeve since 2017
- Rev Paul Gismondi since 2018
- Sharon Rich since 2022
- Salma Shah since 2022
8.6y median 8y
average tenure
29y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- The HON MRS Olga Polizzi CBE Chair since 1997
- Carole Milner since 2017
- Mrs Charlie Polizzi Peyton since 2017
- Nicholas Antony Bevil Acland since 2020
- Nicholas Melhuish since 2014
- Patrick Reeve since 2017
- Rev Paul Gismondi since 2018
13.3y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- The HON MRS Olga Polizzi CBE Chair since 1997
- Harry Andrew Naylor since 2023
- Mrs Charlie Polizzi Peyton since 2017
- Nicholas Melhuish since 2014
- Patrick Reeve since 2017
- Sharon Rich since 2022
- Salma Shah since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Arabella Clare Salwey since 2024
- Carole Milner since 2017
- Nicholas Antony Bevil Acland since 2020
- Rev Paul Gismondi since 2018
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 11The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8General Charitable Purposes 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 2The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Disability 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Manufacturing 2Other services 2Business services 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£2.2m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
0
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The York Glaziers' Trust 1 shared trustee
- The London Library 1 shared trustee
- The Millichope Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre 1 shared trustee
- Friends of Alderley Church 1 shared trustee
- The Matthiesen Foundation 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.fortecharitablefoundation.org.uk |
| Phone | 02031504517 |
| Address | Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HQ |
Finances
£2,154,306 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,485,000 | £2,911,000 |
| 2022 | £1,448,000 | £3,787,000 |
| 2023 | £1,506,101 | £3,347,606 |
| 2024 | £1,453,297 | £3,433,647 |
| 2025 | £2,154,306 | £3,336,267 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefAccommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Governing document: SCHEME MADE IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ON 12 JUNE 1997 AS AMENDED 5 JUNE 2013 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 02 JUN 2016AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 05 JUN 2025
Trustees (11)
11trustees
71median age
1aged 70+
- The HON MRS Olga Polizzi CBE Chair since 1997
- Arabella Clare Salwey since 2024
- Carole Milnerage band 75-79 since 2017
- Harry Andrew Naylor since 2023
- Mrs Charlie Polizzi Peyton since 2017
- Nicholas Antony Bevil Aclandage band 65-69 since 2020
- Nicholas Melhuish since 2014
- Patrick Reeve since 2017
- Rev Paul Gismondi since 2018
- Sharon Rich since 2022
- Salma Shah since 2022
Connected charities (12)
- The Matthiesen Foundation 1 shared trustee
- York Foundation for Craft and Conservation 1 shared trustee
- The York Glaziers' Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Millichope Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Foundation of Ludlow College 1 shared trustee
- The Tillyer and Chidwick Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Guild Church Council of ALL Hallows on the Wall 1 shared trustee
- The Bishop Ingle Holiday Trust 1 shared trustee
- The London Library 1 shared trustee
- Rory's Well 1 shared trustee
- Forest of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre 1 shared trustee
- Friends of Alderley Church 1 shared trustee
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