Overview
Fortalice Limited's network
11 people6 organisationsExplore in 3Di10 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this company.The large node is Fortalice Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
10 listed + 1 company secretaryiDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Jean Holdsworth | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeremy Paul Rayner | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Thomas, Carol Linda, Councillor | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Reverend Ian Hepburn | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sylvia Swain | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sarah Collier | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lucy Lee | Director | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Angela Mary Brown | Director | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Sylvia Swain | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 28 February 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 1 December 2025Karen Jean Holdsworth appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 23 September 2025Richard Jackson left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 15 September 2025Jenny Kaye Smith left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 31 March 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Board
Current officers
10iOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.| Name | Role | Appointed | Other boards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Smallwood | Director | 23 June 2008 | 3 other current boards |
| Diane Mary Hawkins | Director | 23 June 2008 | 3 other current boards |
| Lucy Lee | Director | 26 January 2015 | No other current boards on our record |
| Mrs. Angela Mary Brown | Director | 26 January 2015 | |
| Sarah Collier | Director | 11 June 2020 | No other current boards on our record |
| Sylvia Swain | Director | 2 November 2021 | 1 other current board |
| Reverend Ian Hepburn | Director | 22 November 2021 | No other current boards on our record |
| Councillor Carol Linda Thomas | Director | 1 September 2023 | No other current boards on our record |
| Jeremy Paul Rayner | Director | 29 April 2024 | No other current boards on our record |
| Karen Jean Holdsworth | Director | 1 December 2025 | No other current boards on our record |
Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former officers
17 listed, latest first| Name | Role | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jackson | Director | 16 May 2022 | 23 September 2025 |
| Jenny Kaye Smith | Director | 26 January 2015 | 15 September 2025 |
| Hilary Joan Eastham | Director | 11 August 2008 | 25 November 2024 |
| Sharon White | Director | 22 November 2021 | 31 July 2024 |
| Alison Wilkinson | Company secretary | 30 October 2017 | 2 November 2021 |
| Alison Wilkinson | Director | 23 June 2008 | 2 November 2021 |
| Kenneth Moores | Company secretary | 28 February 2008 | 2 November 2021 |
| Cathryn Greer | Director | 23 June 2008 | 14 June 2021 |
| Peter Jones | Director | 26 January 2015 | 12 June 2021 |
| Sharon Martin | Director | 11 June 2020 | 8 June 2021 |
| Michael Phillips | Director | 29 January 2018 | 11 June 2020 |
| Geoffrey William Knowles | Company secretary | 8 November 2010 | 30 October 2017 |
| Geoffrey William Knowles | Director | 8 November 2010 | 26 August 2017 |
| Arlene Joyce Cochrane | Director | 28 February 2008 | 21 May 2016 |
| Louise Howarth | Director | 23 June 2008 | 7 July 2015 |
| Dr Dennis Brian Hobson | Director | 23 June 2008 | 31 January 2011 |
| Diane Davis | Director | 23 June 2008 | 31 January 2011 |
Board cycle
iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
8.3y
median 5.6y
Longest tenure
18.3y
since 2008
left in the last 12 months
0
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 10 on the board
10 directors on the board
- Gill Smallwood Director · appointed 2008
- Jeremy Paul Rayner Director · appointed 2024
- Sarah Collier Director · appointed 2020
- Reverend Ian Hepburn Director · appointed 2021
- Lucy Lee Director · appointed 2015
- Karen Jean Holdsworth Director · appointed 2025
- Diane Mary Hawkins Director · appointed 2008
- Sylvia Swain Director · appointed 2021
- Angela Mary Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Thomas, Carol Linda, Councillor Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Gill Smallwood Director · appointed 2008
- Sarah Collier Director · appointed 2020
- Lucy Lee Director · appointed 2015
- Diane Mary Hawkins Director · appointed 2008
- Angela Mary Brown Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Jeremy Paul Rayner Director · appointed 2024
- Sarah Collier Director · appointed 2020
- Reverend Ian Hepburn Director · appointed 2021
- Lucy Lee Director · appointed 2015
- Karen Jean Holdsworth Director · appointed 2025
- Thomas, Carol Linda, Councillor Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Gill Smallwood Director · appointed 2008
- Diane Mary Hawkins Director · appointed 2008
- Sylvia Swain Director · appointed 2021
- Angela Mary Brown Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits
The charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
Education 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Property 1
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Network
Network
iThe large node is Fortalice Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
Charity finances
This company is the registered charity Fortalice Limited (charity 1124031). Its income, spending, assets and filing record are on the charity page, so they are not repeated here.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- SmallSmall company accounts.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 28 February 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 14 March 2027 Not yet due
- Charges (secured loans)
- None registered
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Grants
Funding received
16 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 12 January 2010 to 27 June 2025.Total from published grants
£572k
£572,253
Grants
16
published to 360Giving
Funders
10
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2025
27 June 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£148k2010
£10k2014
£75k2018
£20k2019
£168k2020
£70k2021
£56k2022
£6k2023
£20k2025
Funders
10 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 3 | £145,977 | 2010 to 2021 |
| Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 | £100,112 | 2020 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | 2 | £97,500 | 2010 to 2018 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 3 | £70,000 | 2019 to 2022 |
| Freemasons' Charity | 1 | £59,919 | 2021 |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | 1 | £42,683 | 2020 |
| BBC Children in Need | 2 | £30,546 | 2022 |
| SHAREGIFT | 1 | £20,000 | 2025 |
| The James Tudor Foundation | 1 | £5,000 | 2023 |
| Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | 1 | £516 | 2023 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2025 | SHAREGIFT | Distribution ID48 | £20,000 |
| 26 September 2023 | The James Tudor Foundation | Supporting Children & Young People affected by domestic abuse | £5,000 |
| 2 May 2023 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | Grant to Fortalice Limited | £516 |
| 20 October 2022 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to Fortalice Ltd | £500 |
| 4 April 2022 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £25,000 |
| 31 January 2022 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to Fortalice Ltd | £30,046 |
| 28 October 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Keeping it Together | £9,978 |
| 26 May 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | Freemasons' Charity Large Grant | £59,919 |
| 30 October 2020 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £25,000 |
| 19 August 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Coronavirus Community Support Fund | £42,683 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | DOMESTIC ABUSE | £100,112 |
| 15 July 2019 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £20,000 |
| 26 March 2018 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | Grant to Fortalice Ltd | £75,000 |
| 6 August 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Animals and Adventure Club | £10,000 |
| 20 May 2010 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | Grant to Fortalice Ltd | £22,500 |
| 12 January 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The Freedom Programme | £125,999 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Garfield Weston Foundation (3 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (3 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- BBC Children in Need (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Cabinet Office (2 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- ShareGift (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Yorkshire Building Society (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The James Tudor Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Freemasons’ Charity (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
About
About this company
Companies House (opens in a new tab)- Company number
- 06517841
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Status
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Incorporated
- 28 February 2008
- Registered office
- 43 Bradford Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL2 1HT
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 87900 Other residential care activities n.e.c.
- Latest accounts
- 31 March 2025 (small)
- Also a registered charity
- Fortalice Limited (charity 1124031)
Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- SmallSmall company accounts.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 28 February 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 14 March 2027 Not yet due
- Charges (secured loans)
- None registered
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Same sector and place
14iThe list starts with a sample; Show all lists every one. Matched on the main business code and postcode district, from the company file of 1 October 2026. Same sector and district is not evidence of any connection.14 other active companies have the same main business code (87900 Other residential care activities n.e.c.) and a registered office in the BL2 postcode district.
- Pride Care MCR Ltd
- Gbdnanny Services Limited
- E-Star Nursery Limited
- Opiac Care Group Ltd
- Anitany Limited
- Reach Out Autism CIC
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Recent news and events
From the public record
- 28 February 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 1 December 2025Karen Jean Holdsworth appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 23 September 2025Richard Jackson left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 15 September 2025Jenny Kaye Smith left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 31 March 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 25 November 2024Hilary Joan Eastham left as directorCompanies House officer data
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Ownership
Group structure
This company is not part of a larger ownership group in our records: no holder of a majority of it is on the active Companies House record, and it holds no majority of another UK company.
People with significant control
iNo people or companies with significant control are listed. Companies House holds a statement about this (dated 28 February 2017), usually that the company has not identified any or has none to report.Source: Companies House people with significant control data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Companies it controls
iNo other company in our records lists this company as a person with significant control.From the people with significant control data of the companies in the Companies House company file.