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Steve Morgan receives honorary degree

Our Founder and Chairman, Steve Morgan CBE, has received an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool.

Steve accepted the conferment of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) at a ceremony held on 18 July 2025 at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall during graduation week where 7,500 people graduated.

University of Liverpool Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim Jones said:

“I am delighted to celebrate and welcome our honorary graduates into the University of Liverpool community – individuals whose remarkable achievements and meaningful connections to the University serve as a source of inspiration for us all.

“As students and their families gather to honour years of hard work and commitment, our honorary graduates not only receive formal recognition for their contributions but also share their journeys, offering wisdom, encouragement, and invaluable insights. These stories help guide our graduands as they prepare to take their next steps, reminding them of the many paths to success and the impact they, too, can make in the world.”

Upon receiving the award, Steve Morgan said:

“I am delighted and truly humbled to receive an honorary Doctorate from the University of Liverpool and be recognised for the philanthropic work of the Foundation.

“Having grown up in Liverpool and witnessing the challenges the region has, and is facing, improving education outcomes for our young people has always been one of our aims. Being connected to the University in this way is a real privilege and I look forward to continuing our support in this area.”

Steve Morgan sixth on the Sunday Times Giving List 2023

Steve Morgan (CBE) – our Founder and Chairman of Trustees – has been named as number 6 in the Sunday Times Giving List 2023.

Sunday Times Giving List 2023

The Sunday Times Giving List, in association with the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), tracks the philanthropic activity of almost a third of 350 of Britain’s wealthiest people. It is based on the proportion of total wealth donated or pledged to charity by those who appear in the Sunday Times Rich List.

Steve Morgan CBE was named number six out of the top 100 this year, having donated an incredible £59.6 million, via the Steve Morgan Foundation.

Collectively, the top 100 gave £3.431 billion – up by more than a billion on last year’s total giving. Seven members of The Sunday Times Rich List gave more than £100 million in the past year, 42 gave £10 million or more, while 90 were members of the £1 million donors club.

Giving money away well

At the age of 21, Steve established Redrow, which grew to be one of the UK’s most successful housebuilders. But despite his obvious success in business, Steve has never forgotten his roots on some of the toughest streets in Liverpool.

It was this desire to give something back that prompted him to set up the Steve Morgan Foundation in 2001 to help bring positive change to the communities closest to his heart and beyond.

He explains: “I am enormously proud to be on the Sunday Times Giving List, not just personally but also on behalf of the team at the Steve Morgan Foundation, who work exceptionally hard not just to give money away, but to give money away well.

“We’re supporting so many great charities to help change the lives of those in greatest need, and we’re committed to working with fantastic partners that share our vision of changing lives for good. I’m proud of and thankful to our staff and trustee team for all their dedicated work.”

The Steve Morgan Foundation

The Steve Morgan Foundation is passionately committed to changing lives for good by working with partners that make a positive difference to those in need. We provide funding, support, expertise and best practice to the charities and organisations we support.

By harnessing the power of working together, we address a range of areas including poverty, homelessness, health and wellbeing, and education and training, and have helped to improve the quality of life for more than four million people.

Steve continues to prioritise the ongoing support of the Foundation alongside his business interests and has donated over £300 million to it since 2001.

You can read some of the stories from individuals and communities who have benefited from support from the Steve Morgan Foundation here.