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[[Lady Grantchester]], '''Betty Suenson-Taylor''' (née Betty Moores, born June 1925) is the head of the Moores family and the daughter of Sir [[John Moores]], founder of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing businesses. 

She married [[Kenneth Bent Suenson-Taylor]], 2nd Baron Grantchester on 12 April 1947. As a result of her marriage, Betty Moores was styled as Baroness Grantchester on 2 July 1976. <ref name="Peerage"> [http://thepeerage.com/p42543.htm Betty Moores], The Peerage, accessed 3 April 2012 </ref> Her son [[Christopher Suenson-Taylor]] ([[Lord Grantchester]]) is a Labour Peer.

She was director of [[Littlewoods]] between 1977 and 1997<ref name="Peerage"/> and is credited  steering the company back on to an even keel after a turbulent late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref>Kevin Cahill, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/1999/apr/11/theyoungrich4 The elite], guardian.co.uk, 11 April 1999, acc 3 April 2012 </ref> The family started to sell off stores in 1998 and the pools business in 2000; those proceeds and past dividends are worth £445m. Another windfall came in 2002 when the mail order business was sold to the [[David and Frederick Barclay|Barclay brothers]] for £750m. <ref> Gary Bainbridge, [http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news//tm_headline=betty-moores-littlewoods-heiress&method=full&objectid=20301057&siteid=50061-name_page.html Betty Moores: Littlewoods heiress], Liverpool Echo, Jan 1 (year cited is 2008 but this doesn't match text dates), acc 3 April 2012 </ref>

==Early life and education== 
In 1971 she enrolled on a business course and was later invited to join the Littlewoods board. <ref>Teresa Poole, The Magnificent Seven / Women on the Board, The Times, 17-October-1986</ref> She was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge.<ref>Patrick Donovan, Clan Warfare, The Guardian, 8-June-1995</ref> 

==Lucy Cavendish College==
In 1986 it was reported in the Times that [[Lady Grantchester]] provided ‘considerable financial support’ for the [[Lucy Cavendish College]] in Cambridge which gives undergraduate places for mature women students.<ref>Teresa Poole, The Magnificent Seven / Women on the Board, The Times, 17-October-1986</ref>

==Everton Football Club==
In 1994 Lady Grantchester and her sister [[Janatha Stubbs]] were given a 40% stake of Everton football club by their brother [[Peter Moores]] who had inherited the shares from their father Sir [[John Moores]].<ref>Cynthia Bateman, SOCCER: MOORES FAMILY DIVIDED OVER GOODISON TAKEOVER BIDS, The Guardian, 15-February-1994</ref> She sold her stake in the club to [[Peter Johnson]] in 1997, the same year she retired from the board of Littlewoods.<ref>Nigel Cope, Moores matriarch quits Littlewoods board, The Independent, 2-May-1997</ref><ref>Paul Joyce, GREGG IS LIFTED BY MOORES SUPPORT, The Express, 30-July-2004</ref>

==Personal Wealth==

[[Betty Suenson-Taylor]] regularly features in the media as one of the wealthiest individuals in the UK. The summary below highlights how her wealth has been reported over time:

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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Estimated Wealth'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Ranking'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Source'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Reference'''
|-
| 1992||£170 million||7th Wealthiest woman in Britain||''The Daily Mail''||<ref>Vikki Orvice, Parade of the golden girls, Daily Mail, 28-Septmebr-1992</ref>
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| 1997||£1,000 million||2nd Wealthiest woman in Britain||''Press Association''||<ref>Home News, North not short of millionaires, Press Association, 5-April-1997</ref> 
|-
| 1999||£1,500 million||1st Wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom||''The Independent''||<ref>Home News, Britain's millionaires are getting younger, richer and quicker at amassing their wealth than ever before, according to a new report. Here are the top three entries listed region by region, Press Association, 10-April-1999</ref><ref>Kathy Marks, THE SELF-MADE WOMAN MAKES HER MARK AMONG UK SUPER-RICH, ''The Independent'', 12-April-1999</ref> 
|-
| 2000||£1,300 million||||''The Journal''||<ref>National News, Not all rock stars are in Dire Straits, ''The Journal (Newcastle''), 17-March-2000</ref> 
|-
| 2001||£1,170 million||4th Wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom||''The Daily Record''||<ref>Lucy Rock, MINI-SKIRTS AND PIGTAILS .. SHE\'S UK\'S WEALTHIEST WOMAN, Daily Record, 22-January-2001</ref> 
|-
| 2002||£380 million||64th Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom||''The Sunday Times''||
|-
| 2003||£1,260 million||5th Wealthiest woman in the United Kingdom||''The Daily Mail''||<ref>David Wilkes, Harry\'s spell makes JK wealthier than the Queen, Daily Mail, 28-April-2003</ref> 
|-
| 2005||£1,160 million||35th Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom||''The Sunday Times''|| <ref>Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd, 35 to 50, The Sunday Times, 3-April-2005</ref> 
|-
| 2006||£1,160 million||42nd Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom||''The Sunday Times''|| <ref>Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd, 41 to 50, The Sunday Times, 23-April-2006</ref> 
|-
| 2007||£1,200 million||53rd Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom||''The Sunday Times''|| <ref>Philip Beresford with Stephen Boyd, Rankings 51-60, The Sunday Times, 29-April-2007</ref> 
|-
| 2008||£1,200 million||60th Wealthiest person in the United Kingdom||''The Sunday Times''|| <ref>FEATURES; Rich List 2008, Ranking 58-81, The Times, 27-April-2008</ref>
|-
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|}

==Affiliations==
Trustee of the [[Family Education Trust]] since 2004, executive committee member in 2003<ref name="AGM2004">Family Education Trust [http://www.famyouth.org.uk/bulletin.php?number=116 Report on annual conference], Bulletin No. 116 Summer 2004</ref> | [[European Atlantic Group Dinners]] attendee | [[European Atlantic Group]]<ref>Mr W. de Gelsey, Court and Social: Dinners, ''The Times'', 16-July-1986</ref><ref>Mr W. de Gelsey, Court and Social: Dinners, ''The Times'', 16-July-1986</ref><ref>Court and Social: Dinner, The Times, 7-October-1986</ref> | [[Lucy Cavendish College]] <ref>Teresa Poole, The Magnificent Seven / Women on the Board, The Times, 17-October-1986</ref>

==Notes==

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[[Category:Businesspeople]]