Stephen Lansdown
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Stephen Philip Lansdown is co-founder with Peter Hargreaves
of UK financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown
and majority shareholder of Bristol City Football Club
.
in Gloucestershire
and trained as an accountant
, Stephen Lansdown started Hargreaves Lansdown
trading from a bedroom in 1981 and in 2009 was reportedly worth around £280 million.
In April 2009, he sold a stake of 4.7% in Hargreaves Lansdown for a sum of £47.2million, which he put towards the cost of building Bristol City
's new football stadium. Lansdown has a holiday home in the South of France
.
The family recently moved to Guernsey.
According to Hargeaves Landsdown's notifiable director deals, on 7-10-2010 Stephen P Lansdown, Non-Executive Director, sold (at 429.00p) 13,560,843.00 shares at a value of £58,176,016.47.
Peter Hargreaves
Peter Kendal Hargreaves is co-founder with Stephen Lansdown of Hargreaves Lansdown, one of the United Kingdom's largest financial services businesses.-Career:...
of UK financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown
Hargreaves Lansdown
Hargreaves Lansdown plc is a financial service company based in Bristol that sells funds and shares and related products via its website and through the post to retail investors in the United Kingdom...
and majority shareholder of Bristol City Football Club
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
.
Career
Educated at Thornbury Grammar SchoolMarlwood School
Marlwood School is a comprehensive secondary school located in Alveston, South Gloucestershire, just north of Bristol, England.It is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the village.-Grammar school:...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
and trained as an accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
, Stephen Lansdown started Hargreaves Lansdown
Hargreaves Lansdown
Hargreaves Lansdown plc is a financial service company based in Bristol that sells funds and shares and related products via its website and through the post to retail investors in the United Kingdom...
trading from a bedroom in 1981 and in 2009 was reportedly worth around £280 million.
In April 2009, he sold a stake of 4.7% in Hargreaves Lansdown for a sum of £47.2million, which he put towards the cost of building Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
's new football stadium. Lansdown has a holiday home in the South of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The family recently moved to Guernsey.
According to Hargeaves Landsdown's notifiable director deals, on 7-10-2010 Stephen P Lansdown, Non-Executive Director, sold (at 429.00p) 13,560,843.00 shares at a value of £58,176,016.47.