Who are the main donors?
Statistically, women, people aged 45-64 and those in managerial or professional employment are more likely to give to charity. The Individual Giving Report shows that 7 per cent of donors give 49 per cent of all donations. A lot of column inches have been generated of late by the super-rich giving away record amounts. City financier Christopher Hohn recently parted with 500m of his personal wealth, the biggest single donation ever made by a Briton, while Scottish entrepreneur Tom Hunter has pledged to give away 1bn in his lifetime.
