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[[Charles Wigoder]] is the executive chairman of [[The Utility Warehouse]].<ref name="UTDirectors">[https://www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk/corporate/directors Directors], Utility Warehouse, accessed 19 Febrtuary 2013.</ref>
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[[Charles Wigoder]] is the executive chairman of [[The Utility Warehouse]],<ref name="UTDirectors">[https://www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk/corporate/directors Directors], Utility Warehouse, accessed 19 Febrtuary 2013.</ref> a philanthropist, who gives to a variety of Zionist causes, and supporter of the [[Conservative Party]].
  
 
He is the son of [[Basil Wigoder]], Lord Wigoder, the former chairman of the [[Liberal Party]].<ref>[http://www.kent.ac.uk/alumni/alumniachievers/industry/charleswigoder.html The Honourable Charles Wigoder], Alumni and Friends, University of Kent, accessed 19 February 2014.</ref>
 
He is the son of [[Basil Wigoder]], Lord Wigoder, the former chairman of the [[Liberal Party]].<ref>[http://www.kent.ac.uk/alumni/alumniachievers/industry/charleswigoder.html The Honourable Charles Wigoder], Alumni and Friends, University of Kent, accessed 19 February 2014.</ref>
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==Background==
 
==Background==
  
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Wigoder qualified as a chartered accountant with [[KPMG]] in 1984 and was subsequently employed by [[Kleinwort Securities]] as an investment analyst in the media and communication sectors. Between 1985 and 1988, he was head of corporate finance and development at [[Carlton Communications]] plc and then [[Quadrant Group]] plc. In March 1988 he left Quadrant Group to set up [[The Peoples Phone Company]] PLC, which was subsequently bought by [[Vodafone]] in December 1996. He joined the Utility Warehouse in February 1998.<ref name="UTDirectors">[https://www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk/corporate/directors Directors], Utility Warehouse, accessed 19 Febrtuary 2013.</ref>
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Wigoder qualified as a chartered accountant with [[KPMG]] in 1984 and was subsequently employed by [[Kleinwort Securities]] as an investment analyst in the media and communication sectors. Between 1985 and 1988, he was head of corporate finance and development at [[Carlton Communications]] plc and then [[Quadrant Group]] plc. In March 1988 he left Quadrant Group to set up [[The Peoples Phone Company]] PLC, which was subsequently bought by [[Vodafone]] in December 1996. He joined the [[Utility Warehouse]] in February 1998.<ref name="UTDirectors">[https://www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk/corporate/directors Directors], Utility Warehouse, accessed 19 Febrtuary 2013.</ref>
  
 
In 2006, the [[Conservative Party]] said it had received a £100,000 loan from Wigoder.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4864542.stm Conservative lenders unveiled], BBC News, 31 March 2006.</ref>
 
In 2006, the [[Conservative Party]] said it had received a £100,000 loan from Wigoder.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4864542.stm Conservative lenders unveiled], BBC News, 31 March 2006.</ref>
  
 
Wigoder is a member of [[The Leader's Group]], the premier [[Conservative Party]] supporter group. Through an annual membership fee of £50,000 donors are able to secure access to leading members of the party, including the prime minister.
 
Wigoder is a member of [[The Leader's Group]], the premier [[Conservative Party]] supporter group. Through an annual membership fee of £50,000 donors are able to secure access to leading members of the party, including the prime minister.
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==Letter to the Telegraph==
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On 1 April 2015 Wigoder was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 7 April 2015.</ref>
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==Donation history==
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Recorded by the Electoral Commission:<ref> Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=30&query=Wigoder&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true Donation Search], accessed 9 April 2015 </ref>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" float="left" align="left" width="100%">
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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">22/04/2005</td>
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<td align="center">Charles Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£20,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">15/09/2005</td>
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<td align="center">The Hon Charles Wigoder </td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">The Rt Hon Dr [[Liam Fox]] 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">22/11/2006</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£9,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="center">19/04/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£5,500.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="center">18/10/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Regent's Park & Kensington North</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">03/09/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Westminster North</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">03/02/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">30/06/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£1,600.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">31/12/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£1,800.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">31/03/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Charles Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[No Campaign Limited]]</td>
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<td align="center"></td>
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</tr>
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<td align="center">07/06/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">30/08/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">24/10/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Westminster North</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">24/10/2011</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£9,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£63,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">26/11/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">26/11/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£4,500.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">07/11/2013</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£8,800.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">15/01/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£100,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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">15/01/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Charles F Wigoder</td>
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<td align="center">£1,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative 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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==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
*[[Wigoder Family Foundation]] - Trustee.
 
*[[Wigoder Family Foundation]] - Trustee.
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*[[The Leader's Group]]
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==Resources==
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*Holly Watt, [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/04/tories-leaders-group-donor-club-david-cameron-conservatives-dinners The Tory Leader's Group donor club: 'A chance for like-minded people to talk'] ''Guardian'', 4 May 2015, accessed 5 May 2015.
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category:UK|Wigoder, Charles]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Wigoder, Charles]]
 
[[Category:UK|Wigoder, Charles]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Wigoder, Charles]]
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[[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Wigoder, Charles]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 16 February 2024

Charles Wigoder is the executive chairman of The Utility Warehouse,[1] a philanthropist, who gives to a variety of Zionist causes, and supporter of the Conservative Party.

He is the son of Basil Wigoder, Lord Wigoder, the former chairman of the Liberal Party.[2]

Background

Wigoder qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1984 and was subsequently employed by Kleinwort Securities as an investment analyst in the media and communication sectors. Between 1985 and 1988, he was head of corporate finance and development at Carlton Communications plc and then Quadrant Group plc. In March 1988 he left Quadrant Group to set up The Peoples Phone Company PLC, which was subsequently bought by Vodafone in December 1996. He joined the Utility Warehouse in February 1998.[1]

In 2006, the Conservative Party said it had received a £100,000 loan from Wigoder.[3]

Wigoder is a member of The Leader's Group, the premier Conservative Party supporter group. Through an annual membership fee of £50,000 donors are able to secure access to leading members of the party, including the prime minister.

Letter to the Telegraph

On 1 April 2015 Wigoder was one of 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph praising the British Conservative Party's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[4]

Donation history

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[5]

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
22/04/2005 Charles Wigoder £20,000.00 Conservative Party Central party
15/09/2005 The Hon Charles Wigoder £10,000.00 The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP
22/11/2006 Charles F Wigoder £9,000.00 Conservative Party Central party
19/04/2007 Charles F Wigoder £5,500.00 Conservative Party Central party
18/10/2007 Charles F Wigoder £2,000.00 Conservative Party Regent's Park & Kensington North
03/09/2009 Charles F Wigoder £2,000.00 Conservative Party Westminster North
03/02/2010 Charles F Wigoder £10,000.00 Conservative Party] Central Party
30/06/2010 Charles F Wigoder £1,600.00 Conservative Party Central party
31/12/2010 Charles F Wigoder £1,800.00 Conservative Party Central Party
31/03/2011 Charles Wigoder £10,000.00 No Campaign Limited
07/06/2011 Charles F Wigoder £10,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
30/08/2011 Charles F Wigoder £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
24/10/2011 Charles F Wigoder £1,000.00 Conservative Party Westminster North
24/10/2011 Charles F Wigoder £9,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
30/09/2012 Charles F Wigoder £63,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
26/11/2012 Charles F Wigoder £1,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
26/11/2012 Charles F Wigoder £4,500.00 Conservative Party Central party
07/11/2013 Charles F Wigoder £8,800.00 Conservative Party Central party
15/01/2014 Charles F Wigoder £100,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
15/01/2014 Charles F Wigoder £1,000.00 Conservative Party Central party
























Affiliations

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Directors, Utility Warehouse, accessed 19 Febrtuary 2013.
  2. ↑ The Honourable Charles Wigoder, Alumni and Friends, University of Kent, accessed 19 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Conservative lenders unveiled, BBC News, 31 March 2006.
  4. ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 7 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 9 April 2015
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