Do you have preconceptions about rich people?

What about rich people who choose to give money anonymously? How will the Sunday Times know about their giving.

Of course we won't know about those who give anonymously but then perhaps that means they won't have done it in the most efficient way. You have to give your name and address to claim gift aid so being anonymous would seem to me to be short sighted.

I suspect the OP was trying to redress the balance against all those who seem to feel there is something wrong with being rich or making money.

I would need to know how a self-made person had made their money - if it was from drug-dealing or insider trading I would not admire them.

Most wealthy anonymous donors to charity have no problem doing it. They usually set up charitable trusts or make all their donations conditional upon total anonymity.

I am involved in a local cause that has received very substantial sums of money from a wealthy individual whose name is known only to the Trustees of the charity. Should any official body like the Charity Commission or Inland Revenue ask for information it can be given, and indeed they both probably do know, but as far as others are concerned the donor is entirely anonymous.