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'''The Tower Limited Company''' is owned by [[Nathan Kirsh]], a billionaire South African property developer. | '''The Tower Limited Company''' is owned by [[Nathan Kirsh]], a billionaire South African property developer. | ||
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=='Britain Stronger in Europe' campaign backer== | =='Britain Stronger in Europe' campaign backer== | ||
| − | In 2016 | + | In 2016 '''The Tower Limited Company''' donated £500,000 on 7 April 2016 to the [[Britain Stronger in Europe]] campaign group, which is campaigning to keep Britain in the EU in June's membership referendum. |
| − | It was the biggest corporate donation to the campaign since 1 February 2016. | + | It was the biggest corporate donation to the campaign since 1 February 2016. |
==Donations== | ==Donations== | ||
| − | *£500,000 to '''Britain Stronger in Europe''', the flag bearing pro-EU campaign <ref name="EC">Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation | + | *£500,000 to '''Britain Stronger in Europe''', the flag bearing pro-EU campaign <ref name="EC">Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donor Search], accessed 12 May 2016</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category: Brexit]] [[Category: UK]] | + | [[Category: Brexit]] [[Category: UK]][[Category:Brexit ‘remain’ donor]] |
Latest revision as of 14:37, 19 October 2017
Nathan Kirsh, Source: Bizbilla
The Tower Limited Company is owned by Nathan Kirsh, a billionaire South African property developer.
Kirsh, 84, was ranked 21st on the Sunday Times Rich List with a £4.4bn fortune from his stake in Jetro, the US cash and carry operator. He bought the London skyscraper Tower 42 for £280m in 2011. [1]
'Britain Stronger in Europe' campaign backer
In 2016 The Tower Limited Company donated £500,000 on 7 April 2016 to the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign group, which is campaigning to keep Britain in the EU in June's membership referendum.
It was the biggest corporate donation to the campaign since 1 February 2016.
Donations
- £500,000 to Britain Stronger in Europe, the flag bearing pro-EU campaign [2]
Notes
- ↑ Sarah Gordon, Harriet Agnew, 'Brexit campaigners out-fundraise their Remain rivals', 11 May 2016, Financial Times, accessed 18 May 2016
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donor Search, accessed 12 May 2016
