QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 May 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08339899
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,211,301
Latest expenditure: £1,325,651
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, 1 Buckingham Place, LONDON, SW1E 6HR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.qest.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education in the United Kingdom in modern and traditional crafts and similar skills by the making of one or more grants, scholarships and prizes to individuals training in such crafts or skills.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,211,301
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,325,651

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,231,410
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,602,973

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £975,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,575,431

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,115,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,084,425

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,113,874
Total Gross Expenditure: £832,367

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,211,301
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,325,651
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,231,410
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,602,973
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £975,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,575,431
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,115,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,084,425
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,113,874
Total Gross Expenditure: £832,367
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 932114
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 279187
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1211301
Income Legacies: 3500
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £213,190
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,112,398
Expenditure Other: 63
Expenditure Total: 1325651
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 219129
Expenditure Governance: 86396
Expenditure Support Costs: 261216
Expenditure Depreciation: 9534
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 125620
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,941,684
Assets Total Fixed: 4806640
Assets Own Use: 2730267
Assets Long Term Investment: 2076373
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £330,256
Assets Total Liabilities: £570,216
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,566,680
Creditors One Year Total Current: 570216
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £199,556
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3949340
Funds Restricted: 617340
Funds Total: 4566680
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 944953
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 286457
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1231410
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £443,709
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,157,613
Expenditure Other: 1651
Expenditure Total: 1602973
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 127874
Expenditure Governance: 100014
Expenditure Support Costs: 285113
Expenditure Depreciation: 8857
Gain Loss Investment: 93122
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,088,188
Assets Total Fixed: 4937412
Assets Own Use: 2735650
Assets Long Term Investment: 2201762
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £279,894
Assets Total Liabilities: £661,896
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,555,410
Creditors One Year Total Current: 661896
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £123,881
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4095907
Funds Restricted: 459503
Funds Total: 4555410
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 754057
Income Other Trading Activities: 220
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 221434
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 975711
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £522,032
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,049,466
Expenditure Other: 3933
Expenditure Total: 1575431
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 179582
Expenditure Depreciation: 64460
Gain Loss Investment: 96047
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £361,704
Assets Total Fixed: 5051829
Assets Own Use: 2737726
Assets Long Term Investment: 2314103
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £623,761
Assets Total Liabilities: £631,642
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,043,948
Creditors One Year Total Current: 631642
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £201,608
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 361704
Funds Restricted: 4682244
Funds Total: 5043948
Count Employees: 8
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 851260
Income Other Trading Activities: 58585
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 205430
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1115275
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £306,101
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £776,251
Expenditure Other: 2073
Expenditure Total: 1084425
Expenditure Investment Management: 15278
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 112031
Expenditure Depreciation: 56729
Gain Loss Investment: -185761
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £462,863
Assets Total Fixed: 4975295
Assets Own Use: 2745457
Assets Long Term Investment: 2229838
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,171,296
Assets Total Liabilities: £473,407
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,673,184
Creditors One Year Total Current: 473407
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £462,200
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 531405
Funds Restricted: 5141779
Funds Total: 5673184
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 900837
Income Other Trading Activities: 16164
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 196873
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1113874
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £201,134
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £629,327
Expenditure Other: 1906
Expenditure Total: 832367
Expenditure Investment Management: 21254
Expenditure Grants Institution: 92000
Expenditure Governance: 15286
Expenditure Support Costs: 86034
Expenditure Depreciation: 7000
Gain Loss Investment: 123106
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -7000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,161,000
Assets Total Fixed: 5218476
Assets Own Use: 2751000
Assets Long Term Investment: 2467476
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,348,002
Assets Total Liabilities: £752,657
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,813,821
Creditors One Year Total Current: 752657
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £796,591
Funds Endowment: 4161000
Funds Unrestricted: 637037
Funds Restricted: 1015784
Funds Total: 5813821
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated 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: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-03-01T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 802557
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 802557
Assoc Charity Name: THE QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

Charity Name: QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-05-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 DEC 2012 as amended on 05 May 2020 as amended on 05 May 2020 as amended on 25 Jun 2026 as amended on 25 Jun 2026
Charitable Objects: 1. The advancement of education in the United Kingdom in traditional and contemporary craft skills, by the making of grants, through Scholarships and Apprenticeships, to individuals training in such craft skills or by any other means; and 2. Such other exclusively charitable objects or purposes as the Trustees may in their discretion think fit.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 532542
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: QEST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests