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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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January 2022

Two people, wearing face masks, standing in a corridor. They are both holding cardboard flower boxes.A huge thank you to Bloom & Wild for their incredible donation of beautiful letterbox bouquets. 200 bouquets were received by our services for our frontline staff who have worked tirelessly during the pandemic and who continued to work over the Christmas period. Bouquets were also used in our client rooms and communal areas to brighten up the services!

We received such lovely feedback from our staff and clients and they really appreciated the unexpected surprise.

Thank you to Bloom & Wild for their kindness and generosity!

An internal shot of The Grange. In the foreground is a round table, behind that is another booth like table, with purple seating. A person is sat on one of the seats.

We would also like to say a special thank you to Kimberly Clark for their generosity in donating office furniture to one of our services, The Grange, this month. It was a wonderful gift that has created yet another area for residents to relax and socialise.

Thank you to Kimberley Clark for thinking of us over such a busy period!

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