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From 2008 to 2018 the annual top 50 philanthropists in the UK donated a combined total of:

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From an average salary, a donation equivalent^* to the top 20 philanthropists would be:

£24,465 a year
£2,039 a month

*At an average donation ratio of 69.9% of salary.

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44.5 hospitals

*based on a cost of £429m.

100 libraries

*based on a cost of £189m.

1,316 schools

*based on a cost of £14.5m.

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The Top 20 Philanthropists in the UK

The index is generated from analysis of the top 50 philanthropists in the Sunday Times Giving List from 2008 to 2018.

The 11 years of data was collated into total donations over the period: annual mean average wealth, annual mean average donations and a mean average of their Giving Index ratio that represents the percentage of their annual wealth that was donated to charity.

#

Name

No. of years in top 50

Total donations 2008-18

Wealth average per year

Annual donation average

Giving index average

1

David Hockney

1

78.1

34

229.77

2

Anurag Dikshit

3

490

163.3

160

210.39

3

Margie and Jamie Moffat

1

54.8

50

109.64

4

Jamie Cooper

9

1,330.5

147.8

177.3

101.25

5

Albert Gubay

1

470

480

97.92

6

Sir Chris Hohn

11

1,722.8

156.6

383.4

92.96

7

Lord Ashcroft

1

885.3

1,100.0

80.48

8

Anthony D'Offay

1

97

130

74.62

9

David Kirch

2

102

51

109

50.85

10

Sir Tom Hunter

2

1037.8

518.9

789.5

50.54

11

Ros and Steve Edwards

1

30

70

42.86

12

Dame Vivien Duffield

2

28.2

14.1

40

35.2

13

Lord Sainsbury

11

2582.5

234.8

734.3

34.31

14

Arpad Busson

3

145

48.3

178.3

30.59

15

Steve Morgan

1

229.8

831

27.65

16

Lord Fink

1

33.1

120

27.55

17

Bart Becht

7

215.7

30.8

182.9

27.24

18

Dame Janet de Botton

5

264.4

52.9

200

26.45

19

Dr Leonard Polonsky

1

25.7

107

24.06

20

Diana Ballinger

2

27.8

13.9

57.5

23.97

#

Name

No. of years in top 50

Total donations 2008-18

Wealth average per year

Annual donation average

Giving index average

1

Lord Sainsbury

11

2582.5

234.8

734.3

34.31

2

Sir Chris Hohn

11

1,722.8

156.6

383.4

92.96

3

Jamie Cooper

9

1,330.5

147.8

177.3

101.25

4

Sir Tom Hunter

2

1,037.8

518.9

789.5

50.54

5

Alan Parker

7

1003.4

143.3

2,439.7

5.85

6

Lord Ashcroft

1

885.3

1,100.0

80.48

7

Sir Michael Moritz

5

495

99

1,827.4

5.53

8

Anurag Dikshit

3

490

163.3

160

210.39

9

Albert Gubay

1

470

480

97.92

10

Sir Richard Branson

1

358.3

3,410.0

10.51

11

Lord Rothschild

10

347.9

34.8

527.5

6.53

12

Lord Edmiston

8

338.4

42.3

595.5

7.5

13

Sir Elton John

11

301.1

27.4

240.9

11.89

14

Henry Engelhardt

8

272.8

34.1

635.3

5.34

15

Dame Janet de Botton

5

264.4

52.9

200

26.45

16

Jonathan Ruffer

8

251.4

31.4

348.6

8.84

17

Steve Morgan

1

229.8

831

27.65

18

Bart Becht

7

215.7

30.8

182.9

27.24

19

Johan Eliasch

6

211.2

35.2

490.8

9.41

20

Sir Ian Wood

5

190.8

38.2

1,162.4

3.36

#

Name

No. of years in top 50

Total donations 2008-18

Wealth average per year

Annual donation average

Giving index average

1

Lord Sainsbury

11

2582.5

234.8

734.3

34.31

2

Sir Chris Hohn

11

1,722.8

156.6

383.4

92.96

3

Sir Elton John

11

301.1

27.4

240.9

11.89

4

David and Heather Stevens

11

152.9

13.9

155.9

9.55

5

Sir Philip Hulme

11

85.4

7.8

156.5

5.38

6

Lord Rothschild

10

347.9

34.8

527.5

6.53

7

Sir Martin Laing

10

108.5

10.9

131.7

8.4

8

Sir Peter Harrison

10

82.2

8.2

195

4.3

9

Jamie Cooper

9

1,330.5

147.8

177.3

101.25

10

Lord Edmiston

8

338.4

42.3

595.5

7.5

11

Henry Engelhardt

8

272.8

34.1

635.3

5.34

12

Jonathan Ruffer

8

251.4

31.4

348.6

8.84

13

Tony and Maureen Wheeler

8

46.7

5.8

105.5

5.5

14

Alan Parker

7

1003.4

143.3

2,439.7

5.85

15

Bart Becht

7

215.7

30.8

182.9

27.24

16

Sir Mike Uren

7

165.4

23.6

170

14.11

17

Tony Travis

7

132.5

18.9

397.1

5.14

18

Leonard Polonsky

7

37.4

5.3

111

4.98

19

Lord Archer

7

22.3

3.2

121.4

2.7

20

Johan Eliasch

6

211.2

35.2

490.8

9.41

Have we become more generous?

From 2008 to 2018 the combined annual wealth of the top 50 philanthropists has increased by 47.2%

Donations from all data measured for the top 50 philanthropists has dropped by 19.8%

* 2014 data is incomplete see notes here

Which industries cultivate the most donors?

We created industry segments for the full data set of the top 50 philanthropists each year from 2008 to 2018. Financiers, hedge fund managers and investors was the leading industry sector for having the most philanthropists. Followed second by property and construction.

Men vs Women vs Couples

We segmented the list of the top 50 philanthropists from 2008 to 2018 into women, men and couples (excluding philanthropists listed as a family). We measured the mean average Giving Index for each segment to find who was the most generous with their wealth.

Which month gives birth to the most philanthropists?

We segmented the list of the top 50 philanthropists from 2008 to 2018 by which month they were born in. We also segmented the list by star sign to find which the most philanthropists were born under.

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The Top 20 Philanthropists in the UK

Have we become more generous?

Which industries cultivate the most donors?

Men vs Women vs Couples

Which month gives birth to the most philanthropists?

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