Alan Higgs

Alan Edward Higgs was a businessman who became a multimillionaire mainly from his house building business in Coventry, as well as from other businesses in Birmingham, England.[1] He died in 1979, and because he thought that inherited wealth did more harm than good, he made provision for a charity to be created after his death to help deprived children from Coventry and nearby localities.[2]

Alan Edward Higgs Charity

The Alan Edward Higgs Charity (sometimes incorrectly called the Alan Higgs Trust) benefited from Higgs's entire estate of approximately £26 million.[3] It was set up specifically to help deprived children from Coventry. Higgs's son Derek Higgs, who was knighted in 2004, and his daughter became the trustees.[1][4]

The charity has given millions of pounds to good causes over the years.[1] It gave the money to build The Alan Higgs Centre, a leisure centre in southeast Coventry,[5] and partly owned the Ricoh Arena.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The MT interview by Matthew Lynn: Derek Higgs". Management Today. 1 November 2002. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Sir Derek Higgs: Doctor of Laws". University of Bristol. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Sir Derek Higgs". The Times. London. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  4. ^ Treanor, Jill (29 April 2008). "Sir Derek Higgs dies suddenly aged 64". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  5. ^ "The Alan Higgs Centre". RHWL architects. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2007.


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