David Kirch

Sir David Roderick Kirch, KBE (born 1936) is a British businessman, collector, and philanthropist.[1]

David Kirch in 1993. Portrait by Allan Warren

Background

Kirch has lived in Jersey since 1973.

Collecting

Over his lifetime Kirch built up and subsequently sold what was probably the world's largest collection of Zeppelin memorabilia,[2] and a collection of provincial bank notes said to be "the most extensive selection of iconic and historical notes of this series ever assembled" by Barnaby Faull, Head of Spink's Banknotes department.[3]

In recent years, he has been selling off items from his various collections and donating the funds to his charitable trust.[4]

Philanthropy
Government House, Jersey, 14 June 2013: Sir David Kirch is congratulated by the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey on the announcement of the award of a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2013

In 2006, Kirch celebrated his 70th birthday by announcing his plans to give everyone in Jersey, aged 70 or over, £100 in vouchers to spend in the island's Co-op supermarkets.[5] He has continued to give away around £1m, along the same lines, each year since 2006.

In 2012, Kirch announced his plans to leave his fortune, of approximately £100m, to the David Kirch Charitable Trust.[6]

In 2013, he appeared at the top of The Sunday Times Giving List,[6] and was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for "services as a philanthropist to senior citizens of Jersey".[7][8]

References
  1. "BBC News - Jersey businessman to leave £100m to island's elderly". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  2. "BBC News - Zeppelin items sold at auction in Sussex". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  3. "Exclusively English - Largest Collection of Provincial Banknotes to Come on to the Market". CoinWeek. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  4. Machin, Helen (2013-04-01). "What price for these rare bank notes from historic Tamworth?". This is Tamworth. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  5. "Europe | Jersey | Millionaire's £100 for over-70s". BBC News. 2006-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  6. "BBC News - Jersey developer tops Sunday Times Giving List". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  7. "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 27.
  8. "Queen's birthday honours list 2013: Commonwealth | UK news | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
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