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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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5-a-side football tournament raises thousands

A very big thank you to everyone that took part in LOM architecture and design’s 5-a-side football tournament in Shoreditch on 13th June. 19 teams took part in this years tournament and together they raised £10,000 for QEF’s new Care and Rehabilitation Centre.

The event was LOM’s biggest football tournament to date and involved a wide range of teams from across the building industry including: 8 Build, Bureau, Chapman BDSP, Conisbee, Curtins, Elliott Wood, ISG, LOM, M J Bushell, McBains, McLaren, Mesh CC, MZA Consulting Engineers, Overbury, Hydrock, Willmott Dixon Construction, Willmott Dixon Interiors and WSP.

LOM designed QEF’s Care and Rehabilitation Centre which will provide specialist care for people with complex disabilities and neuro-rehabilitation for those with an acquired brain injury.

Director, Richard Hutchinson said: “Thank you to all of the fantastic teams who have taken part in the tournament – there was tough competition and also some great team spirit. The event has raised much-needed funds for QEF’s Care and Rehabilitation Centre which is due to open next year”.