Website Statement

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.

Mobility appeal

Donate to give the joy of independence to a disabled person

“For the first time I feel I have freedom. My confidence has grown, and I’ve transformed into a completely different person.” Ellie

Everyone should be able to live the life they choose in a fully inclusive society. And learning to drive is something many disabled people dream of doing.

For a disabled person, driving a car can change everything. It means not having to rely on public transport. Not having to ask for lifts. Being able to get your children to school. Travelling between medical appointments easily.

Please, will you donate today to help someone else like Ellie on the road to independent mobility?

Your gift will help deliver our services, from running cars to deliver driving lessons, to helping parents travel with a disabled child, to teaching people with age-related impairments to adjust to adapted cars.

Your gift is urgently needed as demand for our services continues to rise.

Want to speak to a member of the team?

Or call us on 01372 841151

Make a Donation

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Contact us if you experience any problems with your donation or need help, please write to us at Leatherhead Court, Woodlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 0BN.

Email appeals@qef.org.uk or contact a member of our team on 01372 841151.