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Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 251051LondonDisability
Income£12.4m2024-03-31
Spending£12.5msame year
Spent / received96%4-year average
Size in its cause99th pctDisability
Registered1967Charitable company
Employees250latest return

Analysis

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00892013). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People reported income of £12.4m and spending of £12.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £12.4m to £12.4m (-0.5%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alchemy Foundation (£12.3m), YMCA Trinity Group (£12.5m) and Youth Sport Trust (£12.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59%, trading 23% and donations and legacies 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £902k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 250 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as insolvent.

Income and spending

£0£3.7m£7.3m£11.0m£14.6m2021 Income: £12,421,0002021 Spending: £11,848,00020212022 Income: £14,432,0002022 Spending: £13,443,00020222023 Income: £14,622,0002023 Spending: £13,722,00020232024 Income: £12,361,0002024 Spending: £12,546,0002024
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 11%
  • Legacies 7.3%
  • Charitable activities 59%
  • Trading 23%
  • Investments 0.0%
  • Other 0.2%

In the charity's own words

QEF enables and supports disabled people to increase independence and improve life skills

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Alchemy FoundationOxted£12.3m
YMCA Trinity GroupCambridge£12.5m
Youth Sport TrustLeicestershire£12.2m
Ripple Effect InternationalBath£12.6m