Terence George Bramall (born 20 November 1942) is a British businessman and

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...

. He is also one of four directors of

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

Early life

Bramall graduated from

Birmingham University The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

with a BSc degree in

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

in 1964.

Career

Bramall served as the Chairman of

Keepmoat Keepmoat Homes Ltd is a home construction, housebuilding company in the United Kingdom that provides private homes for sale. Its headquarters are in Doncaster. History The company was founded in Rotherham by George Bramall and Dick Ogden as ' ...

, a British community regeneration and housebuilding company. He sold the group to its management for £783 million in 2007, with Bramall and his family owning 72% at the time. Bramall had donated £60,000 to the Conservative Party by 2012. Bramall is a director of Doncaster Rovers Football Club. Bramall was chief executive of the Keepmoat construction group, which specialised in

social housing Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...

. He was selected as

High Sheriff of West Yorkshire The High Sheriff of West Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1974, the holder is changed annually every March. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire was covered by a single Sheriff of Yorkshire. After th ...

for 2017-18. In May 2025, the

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estimated Bramall's net worth to be £429 million.

Philanthropy

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. A major supporter of the arts, especially within the Yorkshire region, The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation also supports urban regeneration and education programmes. Bramall donated £2 million for the completion of

’s Bramall Music Building. BirminghamUniversityChancellorsCourt

Bramall was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(CBE) in the

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for services to charity. He was awarded The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy in 2014. Bramall was awarded the honorary degree of DUniv by

in 2011. Bramall won the National Masters

Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entreprene ...

of the Year award in 2004.

References

Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British businesspeople British philanthropists High sheriffs of West Yorkshire 1942 births {{UK-engineer-stub