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Sir [[Alan Sugar]] (knighted in the 1999 New Year's Honours List) gave more than £5,000 to the [[Labour Party]] in 1997. He is the Chairman of Amstrad and Executive Chairman of [[Viglen Ltd]] (he owns 73% of the company). His personal wealth is £585 million. He is also the former Chairman of [[Tottenham Hotspur FC]].
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Sir Lord '''Alan Michael Sugar''' (born March 1947)<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/1fox8G7xzfgdlmkfSG5a24fprbM/appointments Lord Alan Michael Sugar], 'Companies House' Accessed 17/09/2016</ref>  is the former chairman of [[Amstrad]]. He was the former executive chairman and owner of [[Viglen]] Ltd and former chairman of [[Tottenham Hotspur FC]]. In 2011 his personal wealth is estimated at around £770 million.<ref name="RL11"> Estates Gazette [https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/rbi-blogs/wp-content/uploads/mt/estatesgazette/pdf/eg-rich-list-2011.pdf Rich list 2011], accessed 9 March 2015 </ref>
  
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He is also the frontman of the [[BBC]]'s The Apprentice, where he used to hire the winner to one of his businesses but now invests £250,000.00 in to the winners' business.
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A former Thatcherite, he is one of the 58 business leaders who wrote to the Times in May 2001 in support of the [[Labour Party]].
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==Businesses==
 
[[Amstrad]] used to make computers and stereos, but are currently selling a phone device called an e-mailer. Viglen (a computer manufacturer which was part of Amstrad until 1997) made Sugar £115 million in one day, when news of a proposed investment in internet companies was leaked in January 2000. A large part of Viglen's market for computers is education - they supply IT to two thirds of the UK's universities and sell curriculum and network software to schools.
 
[[Amstrad]] used to make computers and stereos, but are currently selling a phone device called an e-mailer. Viglen (a computer manufacturer which was part of Amstrad until 1997) made Sugar £115 million in one day, when news of a proposed investment in internet companies was leaked in January 2000. A large part of Viglen's market for computers is education - they supply IT to two thirds of the UK's universities and sell curriculum and network software to schools.
  
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He owns property worth £85 million, including Gloucester House in Mayfair, London, where he has sold flats for up to £8 million each. In 1999 he sold his 170 ft yacht for £11 million.
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He sold Amstrad in 2007 for £125 million, personally receiving an estimated £36 million.<ref name="RL11"/>
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In January 2014 he sold Viglen to IT giants [[XMA]].<ref> Asa Bennett [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/10/alan-sugar-viglen-xma_n_4574385.html Alan Sugar Dumps Viglen Stake In Massive Deal To Create IT Giant] ''Huffington Post, 10 January 2014, accessed 9 March 2015 </ref>
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==Properties==
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Through his property companies, [[Amsprop Estates]] and [[Amshold]], he owns property work £500 million including Gloucester House in Mayfair, London, where he has sold flats for up to £8 million each. In 1999 he sold his 170 ft yacht for £11 million.<ref name="RL11"/>
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<ref> Amsprop, [http://www.amsprop.com/portfolio.html Portfolio], accessed 9 March 2015</ref>
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==Awards==
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*Knighted in the 1999 New Year's Honours List.<ref> Andrew Anthony [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/mar/23/realitytv.television A pugnacious prophet of profits] ''Guardian'', 23 March 2008, accessed 9 March 2015 </ref>
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*Became a [[Labour]] peer in the [[House of Lords]] in July 2009.<ref> Parliament.UK, [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-sugar/3897 Lord Sugar], accessed 9 March 2015 </ref>
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==Donations==
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<tr>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th>
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<td align="center">09/06/2001</td>
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<td align="center">Sir Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£200,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/06/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar of Clapton</td>
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<td align="center">£34,712.00</td>
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<td align="center">The Rt Hon [[Ed Miliband]] MP</td>
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<td align="center"></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/06/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£8,708.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">03/06/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£851.88</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/09/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£12,576.12</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">31/12/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£12,576.12</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">23/02/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£16,326.25</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/06/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£12,865.61</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/09/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£9,110.66</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">31/12/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£12,786.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">31/03/2013</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£13,138.20</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/06/2013</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£13,058.01</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/09/2013</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£13,085.01</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">31/12/2013</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£13,041.96</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">31/01/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£13,058.21</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/09/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£8,699.26</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/06/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£13,048.89</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">31/12/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Lord Alan Sugar</td>
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<td align="center">£13,032.97</td>
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<td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 9 March 2015 </ref>
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==Affilations==
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*[[Andrew Bloch]], co-founder and MD of [[Frank PR]], has acted as Lord Sugar's official spokesperson since 2001.<ref> Linkedin [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andrewbloch Andrew Bloch], accessed 1 July 2015.</ref>
  
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A former Thatcherite, he is one of the 58 business leaders who wrote to the Times in May 2001 in support of the Labour Party
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==Notes==
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<references/>
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[[Category:Labour Party|Sugar, Alan]]
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[[Category:House of Lords|Sugar, Alan]]
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[[Category:Labour Party Donors|Sugar, Alan]]

Latest revision as of 15:53, 17 September 2016

Sir Lord Alan Michael Sugar (born March 1947)[1] is the former chairman of Amstrad. He was the former executive chairman and owner of Viglen Ltd and former chairman of Tottenham Hotspur FC. In 2011 his personal wealth is estimated at around £770 million.[2]

He is also the frontman of the BBC's The Apprentice, where he used to hire the winner to one of his businesses but now invests £250,000.00 in to the winners' business.

A former Thatcherite, he is one of the 58 business leaders who wrote to the Times in May 2001 in support of the Labour Party.

Businesses

Amstrad used to make computers and stereos, but are currently selling a phone device called an e-mailer. Viglen (a computer manufacturer which was part of Amstrad until 1997) made Sugar £115 million in one day, when news of a proposed investment in internet companies was leaked in January 2000. A large part of Viglen's market for computers is education - they supply IT to two thirds of the UK's universities and sell curriculum and network software to schools.

He sold Amstrad in 2007 for £125 million, personally receiving an estimated £36 million.[2]

In January 2014 he sold Viglen to IT giants XMA.[3]

Properties

Through his property companies, Amsprop Estates and Amshold, he owns property work £500 million including Gloucester House in Mayfair, London, where he has sold flats for up to £8 million each. In 1999 he sold his 170 ft yacht for £11 million.[2] [4]

Awards

Donations

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
09/06/2001 Sir Alan Sugar £200,000.00 Labour Party Central Party
30/06/2011 Lord Alan Sugar of Clapton £34,712.00 The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
30/06/2011 Lord Alan Sugar £8,708.00 Labour Party Central Party
03/06/2011 Lord Alan Sugar £851.88 Labour Party Central Party
30/09/2011 Lord Alan Sugar £12,576.12 Labour Party Central Party
31/12/2011 Lord Alan Sugar £12,576.12 Labour Party Central Party
23/02/2012 Lord Alan Sugar £16,326.25 Labour Party Central Party
30/06/2012 Lord Alan Sugar £12,865.61 Labour Party Central Party
30/09/2012 Lord Alan Sugar £9,110.66 Labour Party Central Party
31/12/2012 Lord Alan Sugar £12,786.00 Labour Party Central Party
31/03/2013 Lord Alan Sugar £13,138.20 Labour Party Central Party
30/06/2013 Lord Alan Sugar £13,058.01 Labour Party Central Party
30/09/2013 Lord Alan Sugar £13,085.01 Labour Party Central Party
31/12/2013 Lord Alan Sugar £13,041.96 Labour Party Central Party
31/01/2014 Lord Alan Sugar £13,058.21 Labour Party Central Party
30/09/2014 Lord Alan Sugar £8,699.26 Labour Party Central Party
30/06/2014 Lord Alan Sugar £13,048.89 Labour Party Central Party
31/12/2014 Lord Alan Sugar £13,032.97 Labour Party Central Party

[7]

Affilations

Notes

  1. ↑ Lord Alan Michael Sugar, 'Companies House' Accessed 17/09/2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Estates Gazette Rich list 2011, accessed 9 March 2015
  3. ↑ Asa Bennett Alan Sugar Dumps Viglen Stake In Massive Deal To Create IT Giant Huffington Post, 10 January 2014, accessed 9 March 2015
  4. ↑ Amsprop, Portfolio, accessed 9 March 2015
  5. ↑ Andrew Anthony A pugnacious prophet of profits Guardian, 23 March 2008, accessed 9 March 2015
  6. ↑ Parliament.UK, Lord Sugar, accessed 9 March 2015
  7. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 9 March 2015
  8. ↑ Linkedin Andrew Bloch, accessed 1 July 2015.
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