Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE 

QEF enables and supports disabled people to increase independence and improve life skills
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
Established: 57 years

www.qef.org.uk

info@qef.org.uk

01372841100

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£14,622£13,722£900£799£11,993£11,70510.2272220
31/03/22£14,432£13,443£989£3,368£10,885£10,1709.1309276
31/03/21£12,421£11,848£573£3,228£9,761£9,0939.2250260
31/03/20£11,683£10,985£698£1,280£9,447£8,6479.4263350
31/03/19£10,731£10,986£-255£1,099£5,529£3,7434.1285423
31/03/18£10,025£12,587£-2,562£2,685£-9,025£-10,739-10.22320
31/03/17£11,650£12,460£-810£2,240£-12,723£-14,067-13.52340
31/03/16£14,275£12,895£1,380£2,309£4,823£3,7903.52410
31/03/15£12,682£12,708£-26£2,275£-436£-949-0.92260
31/03/14£12,592£12,983£-391£2,334£-1,212£-6,932-6.42110
31/03/13£11,546£11,952£-406£1,982£-7,253£-12,793-12.82030
31/03/12£12,058£7,718£4,340£1,551£-3,387£-9,019-142020
31/03/11£12,796£11,555£1,241£1,792£-1,356£-6,992-7.32230
31/03/10£12,588£12,715£-127£1,879£-2,275£-7,702-7.32360
31/03/09£12,167£16,176£-4,009£2,326£-3,450£-8,894-6.62140
31/03/08£11,699£10,681£1,018£1,544£5,750£2140.22740
31/03/07£11,536£10,201£1,335£1,449£3,261£-2,792-3.32940
31/03/06£10,986£9,598£1,388£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£10,754£10,025£729£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£9,971£9,085£886£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 57%
Liabilities/Income: 109%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 10.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 272 employees
  • 220 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Department for Transport£563,337
Garfield Weston Foundation£100,000
DCMS£100,000
Community Foundation for Surrey£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Essential Running Costs
£2,000 08/11/2022
Funding towards the essential running costs of an organisation that supports people with physical or learning disabilities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 01/10/2021
The Edward Guinness Appeal for the CRC
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£147,538 01/04/2021
Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£147,538 01/04/2021
Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£147,538 01/04/2021
Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
Department for Transport - Mobility Centres 21/22
£120,723 01/04/2021
Grant supports Mobility Centre organisations for specialist driving, passenger and wheelchair assessment services for the disabled and elderly to retain mobility.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000 11/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
£5,000 22/06/2020
Funding towards the additional costs incurred by acquiring PPE for those providing care for adults and children with disabilities during the Coronavirus pandemic
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People
£5,000 28/02/2019
The grant is towards our new CRC and the fit out of a room.
National Lottery Community Fund - Specialist equipment for people in therapy following an acquired brain
£10,000 22/11/2017
12
This project will upgrade equipment used to support people recovering from an acquired brain injury with the aim of improving their rehabilitation and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible centres for people with disabilities
£10,000 16/11/2016
12
This project will use the funding to purchase a manual tractor. This will enable them to transport equipment, clear pathways and ensure the grounds across their centres are safe and accessible for ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People
£66,400 23/02/2015
Attitudes towards disability and employment
Hazelhurst Trust - Grant
£1,000 30/07/2014
Disability education
Hazelhurst Trust - Grant
£5,450 30/05/2013
Disability education
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/1967, number: 251051
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/11/1966, number: 00892013
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from JR AND SA BROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/09/2020
  • Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF BENENDEN GRANGE on 20/06/2023
Main office

QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION FOR
DISABLED PEOPLE
LEATHERHEAD COURT
WOODLANDS ROAD
LEATHERHEAD
KT22 0BN

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR THE REHABILITATION, TRAINING, EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND AUGMENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS), EMPLOYMENT, TREATMENT, CONVALESCENCE, HOLIDAYS AND OTHER NEEDS AND GENERAL WELFARE OF DISABLED PEOPLE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3, OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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