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.
Give as you Live Online generates charitable giving from your everyday shopping.
Give as you Live is partnered with over 6,000 leading stores. Simply sign up, choose QEF as your chosen charity to support, and every time you shop a donation is made to QEF. Then Give as you Live will email you to let you know how much has been raised for your charity. Simply click here to visit the site and start supporting QEF.
Thank you to everyone who has shopped and continues to shop through Give as You Live!

Easyfundraising is another free and an easy way to raise money for QEF when you shop online. easyfundraising partners with over 8,000 brands who will donate part of what you spend to us, when you select QEF as your cause of choice.
Please use this link to register and help make a difference: easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/qef

There is a wonderful new way you can support QEF – just by buying your next book!
We’ve partnered with an online bookshop and we will receive 10% of every book sale through our QEF page. Whether you’re after a gripping novel, a thoughtful gift, or your next beach read, every purchase helps disabled people achieve their full potential.
Look through our list of available books here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/qef