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It is with immense sadness and regret that we inform you that Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) will commence a wind down programme from 11th November 2025.

This process is expected to take 28 days to allow time for alternative placements to be found for residential clients at our Care and Rehabilitation Centre, and to honour commitments to other clients to the best extent possible.

At the end of this period, QEF intends to file for administration.

We have worked tirelessly over the last year to try and save the charity, exploring numerous options to improve its finances, but unfortunately there wasn’t a viable solution that met all the necessary requirements to overcome the challenging financial situation QEF faced.

It has been our privilege to support disabled people for over 90 years, providing expert services that have changed many lives, and we are deeply saddened that it cannot continue.

Our priorities right now are to work with funding bodies to ensure clients find suitable alternative placements and to support our remarkable staff during this difficult time.

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Racing to raise funds!

Team QEF joined Berkeley Homes (Southern Ltd) at the Daytona Go Karting track at Sandown Park for an exciting race to raise funds for Bugzi powered wheelchairs for children with disabilities.

This event raised over £15,000 and as well as the team from Berkeley Homes, additional teams representing other companies that support QEF raced against each other in a three-hour endurance event. The funds raised will allow QEF partner charity, MERU to build even more Bugzis, which have changed the lives of children with disabilities and enabled them to experience independent mobility for the first time.

Ben Annetts, Sales and Marketing Director, Berkeley Homes (Southern Ltd) said:

“In 2016 thanks to our suppliers, staff and the Berkeley Foundation we were able to raise £30,000 for MERU’s work with severely disabled children. We hope to beat that this year.

“This Go Karting evening, donating furniture to sell through QEF retail shops, staff fundraising such as a “Bake off” competition helped raise funds to build five bugzi powered wheelchairs for children in the last year. Berkeley Homes (Southern) and the Berkeley Foundation are delighted to work in partnership with MERU and make a real and lasting difference to individuals lives”