Education
He was educated at Crookham Court Manor School (since closed) in Berkshire until he was expelled.
He was educated at Crookham Court Manor School (since closed) in Berkshire until he was expelled.
A former Conservative Party donor, he came to prominence in October 2014 when he donated £1 million to the
He is currently the Chief Executive of Southern Rock Insurance Company which underwrites insurance policies for the website GoSkippy.com which was founded by Banks. He previously co-founded Brightside Group in 2005, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from June 2011 to June 2012 at which time the company was listed on the Alternative Investment Market (American Institute of Management). He also previously served as Chief Executive Officer of American Institute of Management listed Manx Financial Group from April 2008 to February 2009, and Chief Executive of Group Direct Limited.
On 1 October 2014 Banks announced that he would be donating £100,000 to the.
However, following comments by William Hague that he did not know who Banks was, Banks decided to increase his donation to £1 million. He signalled his intention to stand for the in the constituency of Thornbury and Yate at the 2015 general election., but in the event the candidate was Russian Martin, who came third.