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.
In 2021/22 we provided the equivalent of 4,453 total days of rehabilitation, we supported 34 residents through our Independent Living Services, we took 5,061 mobility calls and enquiries and issued 61 custom designed Bugzi wheelchairs.
If you can give a gift today, you can help us provide even more support than we did last year.
We always want to ensure people get the best help there is. That’s the thinking behind our Bugzi Loan Scheme, one of QEF’s services.
Take, Blythe, a bright, curious little girl born with a very rare genetic disorder that makes it hard for her to move and talk. Without her Bugzi she would have had great difficulty engaging with her surroundings and playing with her big sisters, exploring her world as children so love to do.
We currently have a long waiting list for Bugzi. This means that children are simply missing out. We want to loan at least 20 more Bugzis by the end of the year, but in order to build them, we have to fund them!
Will you help us build more Bugzis and make a difference with a gift today?
“We are really grateful and feel so privileged to have the opportunity to have a Bugzi and we hope more families can have their lives transformed by Bugzi.” Laura, Blythe’s mum.
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.