David Harding
David Harding, Source: Forbes
David Harding is founder of Winton Capital, a quantitative asset management firm. [1]
Britain Stronger in Europe donor
Harding was also one of the biggest individual donors to any EU referendum campaign, pledging £750,000 to Britain Stronger in Europe, the lead 'remain' campaign group in Britain's referendum on European Union membership.
He sits on the board of the campaign group, acting as chair of the finance committee and joint treasurer with Roland Rudd, owner of public relations firm Finsbury. [2]
Donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2006 | Mr David W Harding | £8,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 18/10/2007 | Mr David W Harding | £8,500.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 02/07/2009 | Mr David W Harding | £27,600.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 13/11/2009 | Mr David W Harding | £50,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 26/02/2010 | Mr David W Harding | £10,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 30/04/2010 | Mr David W Harding | £50,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 26/10/2010 | Mr David W Harding | £3,764.98 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 24/05/2011 | Mr David W Harding | £52,400.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 22/07/2011 | Mr David W Harding | £8,500.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 05/10/2011 | Mr David W Harding | £25,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 23/05/2012 | Mr David W Harding | £50,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 31/05/2015 | Mr David W Harding | £100,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 09/06/2014 | Mr David W Harding | £200,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 07/07/2014 | David & Claudia Harding Foundation | £15,000.00 | Liberal Democrats |
| 15/09/2014 | Mr David Harding | £35,000.00 | Liberal Democrats |
| 29/01/2015 | Mr David W Harding | £212,500.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 16/04/2015 | Mr David Harding | £50,000.00 | The Campaign for British Influence in Europe |
| 11/06/2015 | Mr David W Harding | £57,500.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 14/08/2015 | Mr David W Harding | £10,120.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 22/02/2016 | Mr David W Harding | £115,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 31/03/2016 | Mr David W Harding | £750,000.00 | Britain Stronger in Europe |
Notes
- ↑ Sarah Gordon, Harriet Agnew, 'Brexit campaigners out-fundraise their Remain rivals', 11 May 2016, Financial Times, accessed 18 May 2016
- ↑ David Hellier, 'Leading hedge fund manager David Harding campaign to stay in the EU', 12 November 2015, The Guardian, accessed 6 June 2016
- ↑ Electoral Commission, David Harding Donation Search, accessed 21 June 2016
