Sir Stelios
Haji-Ioannou
Founder of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation
UK Local Website
Stelios Foundation UK Headquarters
34 Thurloe Square, South Kensington, London, SW7 2SR
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Former Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall on the origins of the North-South Business Cooperation Awards
In a recent interview, former Irish Ambassador, Daniel Mulhall, shared the story behind how the North – South Business Cooperation Awards were created. Established to spotlight outstanding achievement in cross-border enterprise, the North-South Business Cooperation Awards have become a key platform for showcasing the innovation, resilience, and shared ambition of businesses operating across the border. […]
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Now Available: Recording of the 2025 North-South Business Cooperation Awards hybrid launch event
On 18th June 2025, Sir Stelios and the Stelios Foundation launched the North-South Business Awards for the Island of Ireland at a hybrid event at Monaghan Peace Campus. You can now watch the full event below: https://youtu.be/nAy9E6PaOLQ Essential Details for Applicants Download the application form here. Application Deadline: 16 September 2025 (by email to maya.turnbull@stelios.com) Awards […]
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Sir Stelios calls for applications for the Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK as from 7 May 2024
Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands including easyJet (see www.easyHistory.info) and founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, are proud to launch the Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK 2024 now in their 16th year.
The Awards offer financial prizes for disabled entrepreneurs in the UK. A top prize of £100,000 and two finalist prizes of £60,000 and £40,000 are up for grabs for this year’s winners, offering £200,000 in cash prizes in total for 2024.
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THE STELIOS PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION
Set up by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (stelios.org):
Mission Statement
The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation’s mission is to support a diverse range of good causes in our local communities, that we call close to home – the UK & Ireland, Monaco & France, Greece and Cyprus.
This is the website for the UK activities of the Foundation.
ABOUT THE UK FOUNDATION
Stelios, born in Athens, Greece, is a dual citizen of the UK and Cyprus. Stelios’ parents were born in Cyprus when the island was a British colony.
Stelios was educated in the UK at the London School of Economics (1987) and City University (1988) and started his best known business easyJet.com at Luton Airport, north of London, UK in 1995.
The easy family of brands managed by easyGroup which is Stelios’ private investment company is now headquartered at 10 Ansdell Street, Kensington, London easy.com.
Stelios has also created his own philanthropic foundation in the UK (UK Charity No 1441206 & Company No 07567138). It is headquartered at 34 Thurloe Square, South Kensington SW7 2SR. This grade 2 listed building at this prestigious address is available to other UK charities to host their own charitable events there by agreement for free.
In 2017 Sir Stelios joined the Giving Pledge, the global movement of philanthropists led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet who have committed to give half their fortunes to a good cause , during their life times or by will.
Some of the recurring charity projects in the UK are listed below as well as the latest news and events that are happening in London.
Stelios is best known for creating easyJet and the easyFamily of brands in 1995 in London when he was 28 years old.
Today he and his family are the largest shareholders of easyJet PLC but he also owns the intellectual property rights to the easyFamily of brands including easyJet via his private company easyGroup limited
