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Revision as of 11:12, 6 April 2022
The Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust (Reg no 1125035) was founded in 2008, and is controlled by the hugely wealthy Lewis family, best known as the owners of the River Island clothing stores. The family’s assets are held by the Lewis Trust Group, which is controlled by an offshore company registered in the Cayman Islands.
The Group also owns the investment company Cavendish Asset Management and has property holdings worth over £1 billion[1] including 13 hotels in Israel and three in the United States.[2]
Contents
Donations
Conservative Party
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/03/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Lewis Trust Group Ltd | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Hove |
| 31/03/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Chelsea House | £5,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 30/03/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Chelsea House | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Burton |
| 27/03/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Lewis Trust Group Ltd | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Stroud |
| 27/03/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Chelsea House | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Cheltenham |
| 06/03/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Chelsea House | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Brighton Kemptown |
| 03/03/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Lewis Trust Group Ltd | £3,500.00 | Conservative Party | South Basildon and East Thurrock |
| 20/04/2008 | Lewis trust Group Ltd, Chelsea Houser | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Stourbridge |
| 05/04/2008 | Lewis trust Group Ltd, Lewis Trust Group Ltd | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | West Worcestershire |
| 10/04/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Chelsea House | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Burton |
| 09/04/2008 | Lewis trust Group Ltd, Lewis Trust Group Ltd | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| 23/09/2008 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Chelsea House | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Northampton North |
| 19/01/2010 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Lewis Trust Group Ltd | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Watford |
| 31/03/2010 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Chelsea House | £19,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 26/01/2010 | Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Lewis Trust Group Ltd | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Northampton North |
Bernard Lewis has personally donated £40,000, Lewis chairs the Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust, which according to its latest accounts controls funds just short of £5 million.
Think tanks
The Trust donated £25,000 to the Centre for Social Cohesion in 2009 as well as donating £15,000 to Policy Exchange.[4]
Other
An affiliated family trust, the Catherine Lewis Foundation, which has funded Civitas, also donated £25,000 to the Traditional Alternatives Foundation in 2008/9.[5]
Trustees
See also
Contact
- Clive Lewis
- River island Clothing Co
- Chelsea House
- West Gate
- London
- W5 1DR
- Tel: 020 8991 4500
Notes
- ↑ Lewis Trust Group Ltd, Annual Report and Financial Statements made up to 31 December 2009, p.27.
- ↑ Lewis Trust Group Ltd... up to 31 December 2009, pp.3-4.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 March 2015
- ↑ Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust, Financial Statements 31 December 2009, p.9.
- ↑ Catherine Lewis Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee, Financial Statements 31 March 2009.
