THE SUNDAY TIMES GIVING LIST 2017
TOP 200 DONORS
Name
Jamie Cooper
Lord Sainsbury*
Sir Clive Cowdery
Steve Morgan
Dame Janet de Botton*
Sir Chris Hohn
Lord Verjee
Jeremy Coller
Jonathan Ruffer
2017
wealth
(£m)
337
560
147
831
200
820
165
250
406
Recent
donations
(£m)
204.9
196.3
44.7
229.8
50.4
204.9
33.9
42.8
49.8
Giving
Index
(%)
60.81
35.05
30.43
27.65
25.22
24.99
20.54
17.11
12.27
10
11
Sir Elton John
Sir Mike Uren
290
140
34.3
13.6
11.82
9.74
12
13
14
15
16
17
Sir David Samworth*
David and Heather Stevens
Paul Marshall
William Wright*
The Marquess of Bute
Alan Parker
575
190
505
69
126
2,766
48.0
14.9
39.1
5.0
8.6
178.7
8.34
7.85
7.74
7.28
6.80
6.46
18
19
20
288
720
2,629
18.3
45.7
165.3
6.36
6.35
6.29
21
Nicolai Tangen
Henry Engelhardt*
Sir Michael Moritz and Harriet
Heyman
John Stone
185
11.3
6.13
22
23
24
Lord Rothschild
Lord Edmiston
Sir Martin Laing*
735
1,020
162
43.2
58.9
9.0
5.88
5.78
5.58
25
26
27
28
29
30
Tony and Maureen Wheeler
Andrew Law
Jonathan Milner
Sir Philip Hulme
Lord Laidlaw
Ian Wace
112
475
207
210
795
505
6.2
25.3
10.1
9.7
32.2
20.1
5.54
5.33
4.88
4.61
4.05
3.98
Overseas (water and sanitation), humanitarian,
youth, mental health
Heritage, Jewish, education, environment, arts
Religious
Children, community, religious, health, overseas
development
Medical, cultural, education, refugees, human rights
Education
Education, conservation
Criminal justice, youth, social, welfare
Education
Education, youth
31
32
33
Michael Gooley
The Duke of Devonshire
John Reece*
360
880
110
13.2
29.3
3.6
3.66
3.33
3.26
Education, medical research, military, children
Conservation, education, community
Education, social, hospices, community
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Main beneficiaries
Health, climate change, nutrition, education
Education, arts, humanitarian, heritage
Social, education, research
Community, children, regional (Northwest)
Medical research, education, arts, welfare
Health, climate change, nutrition, education
Education, children, social, overseas, penal, military
Education, health, animal welfare, environment
Community, arts, social, heritage, medical,
education
HIV/Aids, medical, humanitarian, arts
Armed forces, medical, animal welfare, education,
historic buildings
Children, education, social, sport
Overseas, environment, children, regional (Wales)
Children, education, rehabilitation, religious
Religious
Mount Stuart and Bute Estates
Environment, human rights, homelessness, children,
women
Arts, education, cultural
Medical, children, education, Wales
Education, arts, medical, humanitarian
Rank Name
34 Mark Hillery
35 Leonard Polonsky
36 Sir Donald Gosling
37 Bart Becht
38
39
40=
40=
42
43
2017
wealth
(£m)
175
113
421
285
Recent
donations
(£m)
5.6
3.4
11.4
7.5
Giving
Index
(%)
3.20
3.04
2.72
2.64
Main beneficiaries
Education
Jewish, education, arts
Community, education, poverty relief
Children, humanitarian, human rights, religious,
medical
Art, education
Education, sport, special educational needs
Medical research
Various
Jewish
Israeli, social, education
156
205
37
146
210
220
4.1
5.1
0.9
3.4
4.9
5.1
2.62
2.50
2.35
2.35
2.34
2.30
44
45
46
47
48
49
Elisabeth Murdoch
Sir Peter Harrison*
Niall Horan
Lord Archer
Heinrich Feldman*
Sir Ronnie Cohen and Sharon
Harel
The Duke of Northumberland
Tony Travis*
Mark Shuttleworth
Edward Atkin*
Terry Bramall*
Assem Allam*
370
152
160
267
425
250
8.4
3.3
3.5
5.6
8.8
5.0
2.28
2.17
2.16
2.12
2.08
2.02
50
Joanne Rowling
650
12.8
1.96
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59=
59=
Yan Huo
Sir Ian Wood*
Dave Whelan*
Johan Eliasch
Damon Buffini
Sir Peter Vardy*
Alex Scott*
David Blood
David and Patricia Thompson
Julie Heselden*
400
1,600
230
1,350
126
177
112
300
730
180
7.7
30.6
4.3
25.0
2.3
3.2
2.0
5.2
12.7
3.1
1.92
1.91
1.88
1.85
1.83
1.81
1.79
1.75
1.74
1.74
61
Sir Brian Souter and Ann Gloag
920
15.6
1.70
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
Sir John and Peter Beckwith
Lord Glendonbrook
Leo Noe*
Robert Rayne*
Anil Agarwal
Michael and Chris Oglesby*
Sir Paul Ruddock
Elliott Bernerd
John Whittaker*
Pradip and Manish Dhamecha
Wayne Rooney
302
200
500
300
2,000
520
300
120
2,200
150
93
5.0
3.2
7.8
4.6
30.4
7.9
4.5
1.7
31.6
2.1
1.3
1.66
1.58
1.57
1.54
1.52
1.51
1.49
1.45
1.44
1.41
1.40
Alnwick Garden
Community, medical, environment, conservation
Various
Education, arts, medical, Jewish
Community, social, education, children, Christian
Medical, education, sport, cultural
Children, social, overseas, community, education,
poverty
Arts, education
Education, regional, humanitarian, youth
Wigan Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Environment (rainforest preservation)
Social enterprise, medical, children
Social, community, religious, education, children
Youth, children, leadership, community
Education, environment, humanitarian
Medical, hospices, cultural, education
Leeds community, young people, children, social
enterprise
Social, religious, humanitarian, drug abuse, medical
research
Education, sport, social, medical, children
Medical, social, cultural
Education, Jewish, community, social
Arts, health, education, conflict resolution
Community development
Social, arts, medical, education
Conservation, cultural, arts
Medical research, Jewish
Community, children, medical
Overseas, medical, education
Children, medical
Sir Rod Aldridge
Guy and Julia Hands
The Hoare family
Samuel Tak Lee
135
265
320
2,736
1.8
3.6
4.2
36.1
1.36
1.35
1.32
1.32
Education
Community, social, education
Education, arts, health, humanitarian
Education
73
74
75=
75=
The Sunday Times Giving List 2017: Top 200 Donors
Rank Name
75= Benzion Freshwater*
78 Sir Jack Petchey
79 Mark and Mo Constantine
80 James Wates*
81 Sir Tom Hunter
82 Graham Tuckwell
83= Jamie and Jools Oliver
83= Galen and George Weston*
85
86
87
88
89
2017
wealth
(£m)
1,594
550
212
235
576
347
150
10,500
Recent
donations
(£m)
21.0
7.2
2.7
3.0
7.2
4.1
1.7
121.7
Giving
Index
(%)
1.32
1.30
1.29
1.28
1.25
1.18
1.16
1.16
621
350
1,300
220
180
7.1
4.0
14.4
2.4
2.0
1.14
1.13
1.11
1.10
1.09
Main beneficiaries
Jewish, religious, education, poverty relief
Youth, social, education
Environment, human rights, animal protection
Education, social, community
Children, education, entrepreneurship
Education
Food education, training opportunities
Education, arts, welfare, health, community, youth,
religious, environment
Middle East, humanitarian, education
Education (science and maths)
Science, medical, cultural
Medical, religious, humanitarian, overseas
Arts, education, environment, medical, children
Ayman Asfari*
Sir Peter Ogden
David Harding
Ratheesh Yoganathan
Ian Taylor
Sir Evelyn and Lady de
Rothschild*
Sir Keith Mills
Robin Clark*
675
7.3
1.08
Education, health, medical research, arts
160
175
1.7
1.8
1.05
1.04
Michael Spencer
Alisher Usmanov
Tarsem Dhaliwal
Jon Moulton
Rory McIlroy
Jake Shafran
Julian Richer
Amal and George Clooney
Stelio Stefanou
Charles Wigoder
Martin Lewis
Hans Rausing*
Sir Michael Hintze
Mike Clare
Malcolm Walker*
Wafic Said
Sir Roger De Haan
800
11,791
178
182
82
110
155
131
140
215
125
9,250
1,280
265
259
1,380
895
8.2
120.7
1.8
1.8
0.8
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.6
0.9
68.1
9.1
1.9
1.8
9.3
5.9
1.03
1.02
1.00
1.00
0.99
0.88
0.86
0.78
0.78
0.75
0.74
0.74
0.71
0.70
0.69
0.67
0.66
Gerald Ronson*
380
2.5
0.65
111=
111=
113
114=
114=
116
117=
Michael Shanly
Tony Pidgley
The McAlpine family
Barnaby Swire and family
Sir Martin Sorrell
Ted Fort
Adam Fleming*
465
285
230
2,150
495
153
1,500
3.0
1.8
1.4
12.7
2.9
0.8
8.1
0.64
0.64
0.60
0.59
0.59
0.55
0.54
117=
Mark Pears*
3,140
17.0
0.54
119=
Richard Desmond
2,500
13.1
0.52
Sport development
Environment, social welfare, medical, education,
arts
Medical, children, humanitarian
Arts, science, sport (fencing)
Military, medical
Medical research, community, education
Children, medical
Various
Children, elderly, medical, animal
Humanitarian aid (Africa)
Children, elderly
Education, Jewish, arts
Community, mental health, social
Civil/women’s/minority rights, culture, environment
Education, arts, medical, military, religious
Charity training/mentoring, education, community
Military, medical
Education, humanitarian, children
Community, regeneration, arts, medical
Community, education, medical, arts, overseas,
religious
Community, health, disability, education
Social, disability, employment
Children, education, community, elderly, medical
Education, medical, military, religious
Education, health, poverty, medical
Social, education, sport, health
Education, arts, medical, community, military
Medical research, citizenship, social action,
holocaust education
NHS, education, children, Jewish, environment
90
91
92
93
94
95=
95=
97
98
99
100=
100=
102
103=
103=
105
106
107
108
109
110
The Sunday Times Giving List 2017: Top 200 Donors
2017
wealth
(£m)
151
Recent
donations
(£m)
0.8
Giving
Index
(%)
0.52
Denise, Peter and John Coates
5,000
24.8
0.50
122=
122=
124
125=
Lord Lloyd-Webber
Sir Martyn Arbib*
Jeremy Isaacs
Sir Richard Branson
740
350
175
4,865
3.6
1.7
0.8
23.0
0.49
0.49
0.48
0.47
125=
345
1.6
0.47
127
128=
Dame Margaret and Helen
Barbour *
The Duke of Westminster
Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli
9,520
11,500
42.0
50.0
0.44
0.43
128=
128=
131=
131=
133=
133=
135=
135=
137=
137=
139
140
141=
141=
141=
141=
145=
145=
147=
147=
147=
147=
147=
152=
152=
154
155=
155=
155=
158=
Jim Ratcliffe
Henadiy Boholyubov
Alastair Salvesen*
Martin Ainscough*
Sir Harvey McGrath
Sir Andy Murray
John Caudwell
John Apthorp*
Toni Mascolo*
Lloyd Dorfman
Leonard Blavatnik
Stephen Butt*
Denis O’Brien
Guy Berryman (Coldplay)
Jonny Buckland (Coldplay)
Will Champion (Coldplay)
Colin and Chris Weir
Chris Martin (Coldplay)
Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan
Graham Wylie
George Robinson
Olivia and Dhani Harrison
Sir Harry Djanogly
Apurv Bagri
Lord Alliance*
David Roberts*
The Queen
Alan Howard
Ruth Parasol*
Hugh Sloane
5,750
500
532
210
89
78
1,514
243
270
556
15,982
500
3,995
65
65
65
151
70
544
160
180
210
300
334
560
175
360
1,040
720
175
25.0
2.2
2.2
0.9
0.4
0.3
5.9
0.9
1.0
2.1
58.7
1.8
13.6
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
1.7
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.9
1.0
1.7
0.5
1.0
2.9
2.0
0.5
0.43
0.43
0.41
0.41
0.40
0.40
0.39
0.39
0.38
0.38
0.37
0.36
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.32
0.32
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.30
0.30
0.29
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.27
158=
David Ross
803
2.2
0.27
160=
160=
Sir James Dyson*
John Hargreaves*
7,800
500
20.6
1.3
0.26
0.26
Rank Name
119= Duncan Cameron
121
The Sunday Times Giving List 2017: Top 200 Donors
Main beneficiaries
Disability, social
Health, welfare, overseas (Liberia), education,
training, medical
Arts, music, theatre
Education, medical, social, children
Children, education, elderly, community, medical
Global leadership, entrepreneurs, business
innovation
Medical, arts, community, education, regional (NE
England)
Military, medical, community, homelessness
Medical research, marine conservation, education,
community
Education
Jewish
Medical, arts, children, young people
Children, medical, community
Education, training, young people
Children, wildlife, regional
Disabled children
Community, children, education, medical
Medical, sport, education
Arts, Jewish
Education, cultural
Education, children, social, medical, overseas
Humanitarian, overseas, social
Children, education
Children, education
Children, education
Health, sport, culture, leisure, animal welfare
Children, education, Sport Relief
Children, education
Medical, children
Education
Arts, medical, community, sustainability
Arts, education, children
Education
Education, medical, Jewish
Arts
Religious, education, children
Community
Health, education, community, culture
Education
Education, sport, arts, culture, community, young
people
Education, medical research, community
Children, medical
Rank Name
160= David Brownlow
163= Sir Charles Dunstone
163= Douglas Craig*
163= Roger Taylor
Sir David and Sir Frederick
163=
Barclay
163= Jonathan and Lesley Wild*
168 Brian May
169 John Timpson*
170= Vernon and Shirley Hill
170= Steve and Sarah Bennett (NEW)
172= Sir Peter Rigby
172= Tony Bramall*
174= Henry Lumley*
174= Peter Stephens
176 The Thomson Family
177 Bernard Lewis*
178=
178=
180=
180=
180=
2135C/0517
180=
180=
180=
186=
186=
186=
189=
189=
189=
192=
192=
192=
192=
192=
192=
198=
198=
198=
Sir Henry Keswick*
Bill Ainscough*
Will Adderley*
Sir Michael Bibby*
Viscount Rothermere*
Douglas and Dame Mary
Perkins*
Scott Farquhar
Mike Cannon-Brookes
Simon Borrows
Dennis and Mireille Gillings
Lord Haughey*
Ian MacKechnie*
Nicky Oppenheimer*
Peter Jones
Ray O’Rourke*
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou*
Paul Rooney
Lakshmi Mittal*
Peter Simon*
Mike Danson
Philip and Donna Berber
Woon Win Yip
Eric Clapton
2017
wealth
(£m)
215
946
151
120
7,200
Recent
donations
(£m)
0.6
2.4
0.4
0.3
17.8
Giving
Index
(%)
0.26
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Main beneficiaries
Education
Children, education, community, arts
Education, community, health, youth, overseas
HIV/Aids
Children, medical
155
125
165
436
115
600
192
111
160
1,285
2,000
0.4
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.2
1.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
2.5
3.6
0.25
0.24
0.23
0.22
0.22
0.21
0.21
0.20
0.20
0.19
0.18
Overseas, community, education, environment
HIV/Aids
Children, education
Education, medical
Overseas health, overseas education
Medical, arts, children, military
Medical, social, regional (Yorkshire)
Medical, education, poverty relief
Poverty relief, health
Various
Medical, children, Jewish, arts, education
3,260
520
1,183
270
930
1,600
5.5
0.9
1.9
0.4
1.5
2.5
0.17
0.17
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
Medical, education, social (Hong Kong/China)
Wigan Boys and Girls Club
Medical research, health, welfare, education
Youth, health, community, education
Military, education, children, medical, religious
Medical, community, poverty, overseas
1,726
1,726
236
900
265
252
5,534
475
306
1,950
142
13,229
530
655
166
110
170
2.7
2.7
0.4
1.3
0.4
0.4
7.7
0.6
0.4
2.5
0.2
16.7
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.12
0.12
Education, social
Education, social
Education, arts, medical, social
Medical research
Sport, children, poverty relief, health, arts
Various
Education, arts, cultural, heritage
Education, children
Various
Education, entrepreneurship, environment
Community
Community
Education, children, immunisation
Education
Overseas (Ethiopia) poverty, women, children
Education, community, medical
Drugs/alcohol rehabilitation
* includes family wealth.
The Giving List is ranked by the Giving Index, which measures the proportion of residual wealth given away or generated for
charity in the most recent year for which data is available. Index based on unrounded data.