Home care agency · Barnet
Fortis Care North London
Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate
Free · 2 minutes · No obligation · 34,334 registered providers compared
Illustrative photo, not of Fortis Care North London- Address
- Balfour House, 741 High Road, London, N12 0BP
- Run by
- Fortis Care Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- March 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Claire Marie Spurling
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2012 (14 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08168464)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Aug 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
More in Barnet: Home care in Barnet (95) · Best rated home care agencies in Barnet · Physical disability care at home in Barnet · Learning disability care at home in Barnet · Mental health care at home in Barnet · Live-in care in Barnet
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-3648782378
An overview of Fortis Care North London
Fortis Care North London in Barnet is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency that also provides supported living, run by Fortis Care Limited. Its registered specialisms include physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and eating disorders.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2022). It is one of 95 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Barnet; 63 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Right Care ● The service has taken steps to meet people's information and communication needs and demonstrated respect for people's diverse needs and human rights. ● Risks to people's care were assessed and actions put in place to manage them.
- Positive risk taking was encouraged and supported by staff; relevant risk assessments and plans were in place. ● Medication was managed in a safe way.
- There were checks in place to ensure this was done safely. ● The management team were aware of their safeguarding responsibilities; appropriate referrals had been made when required.
- Staff's knowledge and competence in this area was assessed regularly.
Inspected 9 August 2022; report published 24 August 2022. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Past CQC ratings
- Sep 2018
- Oct 2019
- Aug 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 24 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 2 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 26 September 2018
Where it is
- Ward
- West Finchley
- Council
- London Borough of Barnet · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Integrated care board
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in N12 (18)
Open the full map · Get directions · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
Who runs it
Fortis Care North London is run by Fortis Care Limited (company 08168464), incorporated in 2012, 4 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Fortis Care Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
Specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Fortis Care North London over the years
Fortis Care North London has been registered with CQC since March 2017, about 9 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2018–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 24 August 2022.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe61 of 66 in Barnet
- Effective63 of 66 in Barnet
- Caring63 of 66 in Barnet
- Responsive64 of 66 in Barnet
- Well-led57 of 66 in Barnet
From CQC's latest report, published 24 August 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Barnet share it.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Fortis Care North London at £34–£41.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £390 a week.
For live-in care, expect around £1,620–£1,980 a week in this region.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Barnet Council for a free care needs assessment.
Around Barnet
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Optima Homecare, under 0.5 miles away.
12 of the 19 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in West Finchley ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West and North London ICB.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Fortis Care North London: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 56 of the 65 other agencies in Barnet that CQC has rated.
Family reviews
Be the first to review Fortis Care North London. Your experience helps other families choose.
Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.
Fortis Care North London against its area
- Rated Good. Across Barnet, 95% of the 66 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2022) is more recent than 50% of agency ratings in Barnet.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 63% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Barnet lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for Barnet as at Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Barnet: home care agencies inspected recently
- Right at Home Camden, Hampstead & Golders GreenNov 2024 · 2.8 miles
- Central HouseMar 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Shine PartnershipsNov 2025 · 0.7 miles
Fortis Care North London: common questions
- What kind of care can Fortis Care North London offer?
- Registration for Fortis Care North London covers: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it offers today.
- Who is the registered provider for Fortis Care North London?
- The registered provider is Fortis Care Limited, according to CQC.
- What are Fortis Care North London's fees?
- Fortis Care North London's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Fortis Care North London rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Fortis Care North London: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- Where is Fortis Care North London?
- The agency's base is Balfour House, 741 High Road, London, N12 0BP. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Fortis Care North London a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-3648782378 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in August 2022.
- Does Fortis Care North London support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- How recent is Fortis Care North London's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 24 August 2022, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
Compare other agencies nearby
In Barnet
Show families your CQC rating on your own site
Copy this code into your website. The badge updates itself if your CQC rating changes.
Is this your service? Claim it free. Claimed profiles can reply to reviews, publish prices and say when they have space. Membership explained.
Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.