Terry Bramall

Terence George Bramall CBE (born November 1942) is a British businessman and philanthropist, he is also one of four Directors of Doncaster Rovers.

Terry Bramall
BornNovember 1942[1]
Alma materBirmingham University
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseLiz Bramall
Children2

Early life

Terry Bramall graduated from Birmingham University with a BSc degree in Civil Engineering in 1964.[2]

He was selected as High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 2017-18.[3]

Business career

Bramall served as the Chairman of Keepmoat, a British community regeneration and housebuilding company.[4] He sold the group to its management for £783 million in 2007, with Bramall and his family owning 72% at the time.[5][6]

Philanthropy

Bramall had donated GBP£60,000 to the Conservative Party by 2012.[4]

Bramall set up the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation with a £100 million endowment in 2008. He is a Trustee of the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation. The charity supports charitable organisations that promote Christian Faith in accordance with the Church of England.[7] A major supporter of the arts, especially within the Yorkshire region, The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation also supports urban regeneration and education programmes.[8]

Bramall is a director of Doncaster Rovers Football Club. Bramall was chief executive of the Keepmoat construction group, which specialised in social housing.[9][10][11] Bramall donated £2 million for the completion of Birmingham University’s Bramall Music Building.[12][13]

Birmingham University

Bramall was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Years Honours for services to charity.[14] He was awarded The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy in 2014.[15][16] Bramall was awarded the honorary degree of DUniv by Birmingham University in 2011.[17][18] Bramall won the National Masters Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2004.[19]

References
  1. "Terence George BRAMALL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/alumni/old-joe/Old-Joe-autumn-2013.pdf
  3. "West Yorkshire 2016/2017". High Sheriffs association. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. Mason, Rowena (29 December 2012). "New Year Honours List 2013: Tory donors get gongs: Property tycoons who have given more than £160,000 to the Conservative Party have been given awards in today's New Year Honours List". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. "Keepmoat's Bramall steps back into property sector | TheBusinessDesk.com". Yorkshire. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. Times, The Sunday. "Rich List 2020: profiles 304-399=, featuring Simon Cowell and Sir Elton John". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. "Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation | National Churches Trust". www.nationalchurchestrust.org. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. "Gift of £1 million from Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation cements support for music works – Yorkshire Business". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  9. Bramall, Terry (24 January 2013). "'Money gives you the freedom... it's what you do with that freedom that counts'". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. "CBE for man who loves the sound of music". thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  11. "Rich list Yorkshire family's £100m gifts to charities". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  12. "Why we give to Birmingham". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "The New Year Honours Lists 2013 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  15. "The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation". northernballet.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  16. "Supporters receive Royal Medal". northernballet.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  17. http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/senate/honorary-graduates-since-2000.pdf
  18. "Bramall Music Building supporters - University of Birmingham". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  19. "Manchester United's Chief Exec and BBC Sport Boss Honoured by the University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.


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