QED FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1004608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Q E D, QED - UK, QED BRADFORD LIMITED, QED-UK, QUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, QUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Improving the educational, social and economic circumstances of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK - particularly those of Bangladeshi, Indian or Pakistani origin who are struggling against disproportionately high levels of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination of various kinds - and contributiong to a society based on the principles of equality, diversity and social justice.

Objects

TO PROVIDE COURSES, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES, LESSONS AND CLASSES FOR THE STUDY AND PROMOTION OF PROFESSIONAL, COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS, TECHNICAL, GOVERNMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL MATTERS AND SUBJECTS TO PERSONS OVER STATUTORY SCHOOL LEAVING AGE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM SUCH TRAINING.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BRADFORD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £432,455 were maintained at the end of the year, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £101,005, driven by higher charitable activity income, while total expenditure also rose to £870,493. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements complied with statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (11/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MOHAMMED SABIR MBE
• Mohammed Yaqub Nizami
• Professor Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
• SUKHMINDER POONI

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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