Top 100 philanthropists in the UK - The Sunday Times Giving List 2022
Below is a list of the top 100 philanthropists in the UK. Put together by the Charities Aid Foundation, in partnership with the Sunday Times, it ranks individuals by the proportion of wealth given or generated for charity.[1]
Rank | Name | 2022 wealth (£m) | Recent donations (£m) | Giving Index | Main beneficiaries |
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1 | Sir Chris Hohn | 2,600 | 347.4 | 13.36 | Environment, children's health, gender equality |
2 | Alan Parker | 2,800 | 251.0 | 8.97 | Environment, child safeguarding, housing, women |
3 | Sir Paul Marshall | 680 | 58.9 | 8.66 | Disabled children, education, community, religious, Covid-19 |
4 | Robert Edmiston (Lord Edmiston) | 763 | 55.1 | 7.22 | Christian |
5 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | 300 | 20.0 | 6.68 | Youth, education, employment |
6 | Harry Engelhardt* | 956 | 61.5 | 6.43 | Wales, children, medical, education |
7 | Ian Wace | 680 | 42.3 | 6.22 | Children, young people, navy heritage, Covid-19 |
8 | Mo Salah | 41 | 2.5 | 6.03 | Health |
9 | Sir Tom Hunter | 700 | 40.3 | 5.76 | Covid-19, community, education, social, children |
10 | Sir Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman | 4,000 | 185.2 | 4.63 | Education, community, environment, medical research |
11 | Stormzy / Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. | 26 | 1.2 | 4.58 | Social inclusion |
12 | Steve Morgan | 789 | 35.9 | 4.55 | Covid-19, children, social, regional (NW England) |
13 | Jacob Rothschild* (Lord Rothschild) | 1,083 | 44.7 | 4.13 | Jewish culture and heritage, education, arts, humanities |
14 | Sir Elton John | 395 | 14.7 | 3.73 | HIV/Aids, culture, arts, music |
15= | Joanne Rowling | 850 | 24.9 | 2.93 | Children, women |
15= | Patricia Thompson* | 869 | 25.4 | 2.93 | Medical, children, arts, culture, horse racing |
17 | Yan Huo | 1,367 | 28.8 | 2.11 | Education, Covid-19, arts |
18 | Marit Rausing, Lisbet Rausing, Sigrid Rausing and Hans Rausing | 9,490 | 161.6 | 1.93 | Environment, culture, youth, human rights, women |
19 | Irvine Laidlaw (Lord Laidlaw) | 759 | 13.3 | 1.76 | Education |
20 | John Shaw and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw* | 2,496 | 40.2 | 1.61 | Education, healthcare, environmental sustainability |
21 | Sir Brian Souter and Ann Gloag | 696 | 10.9 | 1.56 | Social, religious, humanitarian, drug abuse, medical |
22 | Trond Mohn and Marit Mohn Westlake | 1,245 | 18.3 | 1.47 | Children, youth mental health, arts |
23 | Gerald Ronson* | 887 | 12.5 | 1.40 | Medical, arts, education, Jewish community |
24= | Guy Weston, George Weston, Alannah Weston and Galen Weston* | 13,500 | 182.5 | 1.35 | Covid-19, education, arts, welfare, youth, community |
24= | John Armitage | 1,200 | 16.1 | 1.35 | Children, education, medical, arts, ex-offenders |
26 | Denise Coates, Peter Coates and John Coates | 8,637 | 110.1 | 1.27 | Health, welfare, medical research, community |
27 | Sir Roger De Haan and Peter De Haan | 905 | 11.0 | 1.21 | Arts, enviroment, sport, welfare |
28 | Sir Ian Wood* | 1,819 | 21.9 | 1.20 | Regional (Northeast Scotland), community, humanitarian |
29 | Peregrine Cavendish (Duke of Devonshire) | 900 | 10.5 | 1.17 | Conservation, arts, education, community |
30 | Niall Horan | 52 | 0.6 | 1.06 | Children, medical |
31 | Mark Pears* | 3,312 | 32.9 | 0.99 | Covid-19, mental health, Holocaust education |
32 | Martin Lewis | 123 | 1.2 | 0.95 | Mental health, social, community |
33 | Eric Clapton | 195 | 1.8 | 0.94 | Drug and alcohol rehabilitation |
34 | Sir Leonard Blavatnik | 20,000 | 174.0 | 0.87 | Education, science, arts, culture |
35 | Cara Delevingne | 41 | 0.4 | 0.86 | Environment |
36 | Benzion Freshwater* | 2,908 | 22.3 | 0.77 | Jewish religion, education |
37 | Harry Styles | 100 | 0.8 | 0.75 | Various |
38 | Matt Moulding and Jodie Moulding | 700 | 5.0 | 0.72 | Afghan refugees, disabled children, youth |
39 | Evelyn de Rothschild and Lynn Forester* | 713 | 5.1 | 0.71 | Arts, health, medical research, education |
40 | Johan Eliasch | 3,600 | 25.0 | 0.69 | Environment (rainforest preservation) |
41 | Olivia Harrison and Dhani Harrison | 295 | 1.8 | 0.62 | Humanitarian, arts, education, children |
42 | Chris Oglesby* | 716 | 4.1 | 0.58 | Arts, envrionment, education, social |
43= | Elisabeth Murdoch | 1,200 | 6.6 | 0.55 | Covid-19, art, education |
43= | John Caudwell | 1,580 | 8.6 | 0.55 | Disabled children |
45 | Anil Agarwal | 9,200 | 48.1 | 0.52 | Covid-19, community, social |
46 | Ruth Parasol* | 780 | 3.8 | 0.49 | Medical, culture, education, arts |
47= | David Thomson and family | 1,585 | 7.5 | 0.47 | Arts, education, medical, regional (Dundee) |
47= | Guy Berryman (Coldplay) | 113 | 0.5 | 0.47 | Environment, children |
47= | Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) | 113 | 0.5 | 0.47 | Environment, children |
47= | Will Champion (Coldplay) | 113 | 0.5 | 0.47 | Environment, children |
51 | Strive Masiyiwa | 2,000 | 9.2 | 0.46 | Humanitarian, healthcare, education, sustainablility |
52 | Phil Collins | 150 | 0.7 | 0.45 | Children, music, arts, sport |
53 | Wafic Said | 1,985 | 8.4 | 0.42 | Education, humanitarian, religious |
54 | John Bloor | 2,079 | 8.5 | 0.41 | Children |
55 | Chris Martin (Coldplay) | 132 | 0.5 | 0.40 | Environment, children |
56 | Adam Fleming* | 1,523 | 5.3 | 0.35 | Health, arts, heritage, science, education, community |
57 | Sir Richard Branson | 4,200 | 14.5 | 0.34 | Africa, children, social enterprise, environment |
58= | Michael Ashcroft* (Lord Ashcroft) | 1,266 | 4.2 | 0.33 | Covid-19, heritage |
58= | Barnaby Swire and Merlin Swire* | 9,600 | 31.5 | 0.33 | Education, medical, military, religious |
60 | Cliva Calder | 2,750 | 8.7 | 0.32 | Education, music, arts |
61 | Mary Austin | 115 | 0.4 | 0.31 | HIV/Aids |
62 | Bernard Lewis* | 1,439 | 4.3 | 0.30 | Children, Jewish community, medical elderly |
63 | Hugh Grosvenor (Duke of Westminster) | 9,726 | 26.9 | 0.28 | Covid-19, community, children |
64 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 20 | 0.1 | 0.25 | Community |
65= | Will Adderley* | 1,780 | 4.3 | 0.24 | Medical research, education, health, welfare |
65= | David Beckham and Victoria Beckham | 425 | 1.0 | 0.24 | Ukraine |
67 | Sir Lloyd Dorfman* | 712 | 1.5 | 0.22 | Arts, Jewish, community |
68= | Lewis Capaldi | 19 | 0.0 | 0.21 | Humanitarian |
68= | Andrew Lloyd Webber | 495 | 1.0 | 0.21 | Performing arts, music |
70 | Nikolay Storonsky | 5,200 | 10.0 | 0.19 | Ukraine |
71= | Roger Taylor | 198 | 0.4 | 0.18 | HIV/Aids |
71= | Moshin Issa and Zuber Issa | 4,730 | 8.3 | 0.18 | Food, health, housing |
73 | Sir Michael Hintze | 1,700 | 2.9 | 0.17 | Education, military, health, culture |
74= | Brian May | 218 | 0.4 | 0.16 | HIV/Aids, culture, arts, music |
74= | George Logothetis and Constantine Logothetis* | 660 | 1.1 | 0.16 | Postpartum and perinatal mental health |
74= | Sir Anwar Pervez* | 1,253 | 2.0 | 0.16 | Medical, overseas, humanitarian, education |
77 | Simon Arora, Bobby Arora and Robin Arora | 2,543 | 3.9 | 0.15 | Covid-19 |
78= | Sir Peter Rigby, James Rigby and Steve Rigby | 804 | 1.1 | 0.14 | Health, education, arts |
78= | Sir Charles Dunstone | 815 | 1.1 | 0.14 | Children, medical, disability, heritage, community |
80 | Glenn Gordon* | 3,395 | 4.0 | 0.12 | Youth, health, Covid-19, community, Scottish culture |
81= | Douglas Perkins and Dame Mary Perkins | 1,330 | 1.5 | 0.11 | Eye care and hearing charities, Covid-19, anti-bullying |
81= | Jonathan Harmsworth (Viscount Rothmere) | 1,200 | 1.3 | 0.11 | Covid -19, culture, heritage, military |
81= | Sir James Dyson | 23,000 | 24.6 | 0.11 | Education, healthcare, science and medical research |
81= | Sir Cameron Mackintosh | 1,205 | 1.3 | 0.11 | Theatre, medical, homeless, community |
85 | Sir Henry Keswick* | 5,703 | 5.9 | 0.10 | Elderly, youth, family, disability, education, medical |
86= | Henri Beaufour | 2,062 | 1.9 | 0.09 | Children, education |
86= | Charles Cadogan* (Earl Cadogan) | 5,691 | 5.1 | 0.09 | Welfare, community |
86= | Surinder Arora* | 1,255 | 1.1 | 0.09 | Children, health, humanitarian |
86= | Sir Dennis Gillings and Mireille Gingras | 1,831 | 1.6 | 0.09 | Medical, education |
86= | John Gore | 1,681 | 1.5 | 0.09 | Arts, Aids, Covid-19 |
86= | David Reuben and Simon Reuben | 22,265 | 19.4 | 0.09 | Education, Covid-19, humanitarian |
92= | Paul Coulson | 1,790 | 1.5 | 0.08 | Covid-19 |
92= | Stephen Fitzpatrick | 1,340 | 1.1 | 0.08 | Youth, energy access (Africa), climate activism |
92= | Mike Danson | 1,280 | 1.0 | 0.08 | Education, children, arts |
92= | Sir Ringo Starr | 285 | 0.2 | 0.08 | Medical, humanitarian, animals, children |
92= | Amal Clooney and George Clooney | 315 | 0.3 | 0.08 | Human rights |
92= | Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek | 7,125 | 5.5 | 0.08 | Covid-19, humanitarian |
92= | Leonie Schroder* | 4,642 | 3.6 | 0.08 | Medical, education, environment, arts, welfare |
92= | Poju Zabludowicz and Anita Zabludowicz | 1,495 | 1.2 | 0.08 | Arts |
92= | Martin Naughton* | 800 | 0.6 | 0.08 | Education |
92= | Laurence Graff and Francois Graff | 3,000 | 2.6 | 0.08 | Covid-19, poverty relief, education, health (Africa) |
Notes
- ↑ The Sunday Times Giving List 2022, Charities Aid Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2022.