01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 October 1991
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02553828
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £296,267
- Latest expenditure
- £505,514
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Bradford Arts Centre, St Peters House, Bradford, BD1 4TY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.qed-uk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £296,267
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £505,514
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £617,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £626,464
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £971,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £870,494
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £988,718
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,121,478
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £958,969
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £919,314
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £296,267
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £505,514
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £68,748
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £617,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £626,464
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £59,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £971,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £870,494
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 568833
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £988,718
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,121,478
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 561027
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £958,969
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £919,314
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £332,992
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 9
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 588686
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 28815
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 617501
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £86,501
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £539,963
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 626464
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37836
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £438,523
- Assets Total Fixed
- 53437
- Assets Own Use
- 53437
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £410,500
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £25,414
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £438,523
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 25414
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £374,836
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 432455
- Funds Restricted
- 6068
- Funds Total
- 438523
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 878126
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 93372
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 971498
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £83,448
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £787,046
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 870494
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37836
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 91273
- Assets Own Use
- 91273
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £392,404
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £36,192
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £447,485
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27095
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 9097
- Assets Cash
- £379,819
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 418631
- Funds Restricted
- 28854
- Funds Total
- 447485
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 900825
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 87893
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 988718
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £65,792
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,055,686
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1121478
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26836
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £346,481
- Assets Total Fixed
- 129109
- Assets Own Use
- 129109
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £295,339
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £77,967
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £346,481
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 58185
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 19782
- Assets Cash
- £259,243
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 355513
- Funds Restricted
- -9032
- Funds Total
- 346481
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5263
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 900970
- Income Charitable Activities
- 52736
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 958969
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70,692
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £848,622
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 919314
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4184
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4184
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20836
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 111945
- Assets Own Use
- 111945
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £525,235
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £157,939
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £479,241
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 117230
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 40709
- Assets Cash
- £300,579
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 296432
- Funds Restricted
- 182809
- Funds Total
- 479241
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- QED FOUNDATION LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-02-20T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5100620
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1176208
- Assoc Charity Name
- POVERTY ALLEVIATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOUNDATION
- Charity Name
- QED FOUNDATION LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-02-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1056702
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1056702
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE PUKAAR FOUNDATION
- Charity Name
- QED FOUNDATION LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1991-10-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/10/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/11/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/10/2012
- Charitable 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
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 21378
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- QED BRADFORD LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 21374
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Q E D
- Charity Name Id
- 21376
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- QED - UK
- Charity Name Id
- 21384
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- QUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 21380
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- QED-UK
- Charity Name Id
- 21382
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- QUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff