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.

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May 2021

Donation from Toyota Charitable Trust

We were grateful to receive £1,750 of funding from Toyota Charitable Trust from their Better Tomorrow Fund. This will be used to fund our project of securing our Care and Rehabilitation Centre. This will improve our facilities by making Leatherhead Court more private and secure for our clients and service users.

Unilever Goody Bag Donation

Unilever kindly donation 80 Goody Bags in total in which 40 went to the Care & Rehabilitation Centre and 40 went to our Independent Living Services with a fair mix of men’s and woman’s products. Each Goody Bag retailed at £12 each and included shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, toothpaste, two types of deodorant and a 2 pack of bar soap. Some new post-COVID-19 patients arrive at our services with nothing so to be able to provide something for them is brilliant.

As you can see from the photo below, the residents at Independent Living Services were delighted to receive their Goody Bags:
A group of people in a large room, they are all holding goody bags and looking delighted. One holds their arms aloft with their thumbs up.

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