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David Garrard (property developer)

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for many years until his retirement in March 2005. Before co-founding Minerva, Garrard worked as a financial adviser. In 2008, he set up a venture capital business with his son in law Alexander Salter, but the two fell out when Salter and Garrard's daughter divorced in 2013, leading to a High Court
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Garrard donated £2.4 million to the Bexley Business Academy (now known as the Harris Garrard Academy), a first- and second-level school, and chaired its governing body. The Business Academy Bexley was renamed the Harris Garrard Academy when it was taken over by the
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with a loan of £2.3 million at a time when loans on commercial terms did not have to be declared, to be repaid on 28 April 2007. Following the discovery of the loan in the course of the
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In 2014 Garrard was involved in a legal dispute with his former son-in-law related to an alleged attempted transfer of £2.5 million from a bank account and the appointment of
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We are pleased to be using the name Garrard in the title to reflect the work and support that The Garrard Foundation and Sir David Garrard have put into the academy so far.
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Garrard is a patron of children's charity Lifeline 4 Kids, is a trustee of the Police Foundation, and has been a director of the Princes Trust Business Division.
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Garrard was married for forty-seven years to Maureen, who became a director of The Garrard Family Foundation and The Garrard Academy. She died in 2011.
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as the joint 451st richest person in the UK, with a fortune in excess of £100 million, falling to 575th with £95 million
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with Garrard as principal sponsor with a financial contribution of £2.5 million. Garrard chaired its governing body.
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In 2013, Garrard hosted a visit to Israel by eleven Labour MPs, including shadow defence secretary
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In 2014, Garrard donated £500,000 to the Labour party, one of the largest private donations under
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In February 2019 Garrard provided funding to support the launch of pro-EU political group
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Garrard left the Labour Party in March 2018 due to his unhappiness with the
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After leaving the party, he has provided funding on several occasions to
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Garrard left school at 16 and joined an estate agency. He co-founded
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Lyons, James; Boswell, Josh; Thomas, Jon Ungoed (15 February 2015).
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political scandal in the UK, Garrard withdrew his nomination for a
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in 2017, to reflect the support Garrard had put into the academy.
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to avoid tax, similar to Conservative donor and co-treasurer
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under a new Labour programme, Business Academy Bexley (now
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W. Rubinstein; Michael A. Jolles (27 January 2011).
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Streatham
Minerva PLC
British
Streatham
Stamford Hill
Battersea Grammar School
Minerva PLC
Andrew Rosenfeld
London Stock Exchange
FTSE 250 Index
chairman
Sunday Times Rich List 2005
in 2009
Lord Mendelsohn
city academy
Harris Garrard Academy
Tony Blair
2005 General Election
Labour Party
Cash for Honours
peerage
the election of
Jeremy Corbyn
Jim Murphy
Gemma Doyle
Labour Friends of Israel
Anne McGuire
Louise Ellman
Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband

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