A Beaconsfield property tycoon, who believed he was destined to be a binman, has had a school and hospital ward named after him in Uganda.

The 33-year-old businessman, Samuel Leeds, funded both projects and was the guest of honour at the opening ceremonies.

The Samuel Leeds Ward at Jinja Referral Hospital and the Samuel Leeds School are set to provide essential services and education to the area.

(Image: Samuel Leeds)

The 72,000 sq ft hospital building contains 64 beds and is the biggest development the entrepreneur has built from scratch.

Mr Leeds has first-hand experience of being a patient at the same hospital after a severe accident in 2018.

During a mission to bring fresh water to remote villages, he suffered knee injuries after being thrown from his boat on the River Nile and was hurled down a waterfall onto rocks.

The father-of-three shattered his kneecap in four places, underwent emergency surgery, and was told he had lost a quarter of his blood, spending the next ten days in the hospital.

(Image: Samuel Leeds)

He said: "Whilst I was there, I saw the drastic need for better facilities.

"There was hardly any space to move and apart from Dr Namusoke there were no other orthopaedic surgeons on site.

"The new ward will be filled with new doctors, nurses, and resident surgeons all reporting to her."

After his recovery, Mr Leeds committed to building an entire ward for the hospital, which was completed in seven months.

He said: "I’m so thankful to everyone in my team who worked incredibly hard and with amazing efficiency to make this happen in such a short time."

The Samuel Leeds School, also funded by Mr Leeds, already boasts 400 registered pupils and will focus on teaching business skills as part of the curriculum.

Mr Leeds said: "I have complete faith that pupils at this school will go on to achieve massive business success and wealth."

 "As a youngster, I was told I was academically stupid, but none of the teachers taught me anything about business or finance.

"It turned out I had a real talent for that which I only discovered after I left."

He now plans to build a Centre of Excellence in Uganda to provide online courses and remote training for teachers and children, with the aim of spreading financial literacy.

Mr Leeds claims he has faced resistance in trying to introduce financial literacy into British schools.