Sir John Lionel Beckwith, CBE (born 19 March 1947)[1] is a British businessman.
In 1971, together with his brother Peter, he established the London and Edinburgh Trust PLC which they soon made one of the United Kingdom's top ten real estate companies.
[3] In 1986, Beckwith founded Rutland Trust PLC, a diversified corporate finance, venture capital and insurance broking group, where he served as chairman until 1991.
[11][12] In 1996, Beckwith was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and in 2002 he was knighted for his service to youth sports.
[13] In 2000 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree (Hon DLitt) by Loughborough University.