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19. (15) Will Adderley £420m (£450m) Jan 19 2009

Life has been increasingly difficult for homewares chain Dunelm, with declining sales, despite an increase in profits in its last published figures.Read

20. (-) Steve Morgan £400m (-) Jan 19 2009

Steve Morgan has big plans for Molineux. The man who bought Wolverhampton Wanderers for just £10 in 2007 wants to see the ground’s capacity increased from its current 28,500 to more than 40,000.Read

21. (-) David Samworth and Family £390m (-) Jan 19 2009

Back in 1868 a young George Samworth first entered the business world as a member of a consortium of Birmingham pig buyers.Read

22. (-) Jonathan Kendrick £385m (-) Jan 19 2009

A mobile phone entertainment business run from a modest office near Wolverhampton has proved successful enough to propel its co-owner Jonathan Kendrick into the top half of our Rich List.Read

23. (24) Peter Coates £300m (£200m) Jan 19 2009

Life continues to be pretty good for 70-year-old Stoke City owner Peter Coates.Read

23. (19) John Cutts £300m (£320m) Jan 19 2009

The sale of Solihull-based property company Parkridge Holdings to US industrial property giant ProLogis netted John Cutts and his family trusts cash and shares worth nearly £300 million.Read

25. (18) Tony Wilkinson and Family £280m (£350m) Jan 19 2009

Things have been pretty tough in the high street, and this is having an effect on Tony Wilkinson’s famous discount Wilkinson Hardware stores, with a reduction in cash inflow. However, the East Midlands-based firm has a strong balance sheet and is probably worth around £220 million.Read

26. (22) Sir Paul Smith £260m (£230m) Jan 19 2009

Fashion designer Sir Paul Smith is every bit as well-known in Japan as he is in his native East Midlands. He has more than 200 stores in Japan where it seems they can’t get enough of his distinctive designs.Read

27. (20) Simon Clarke and Family £250m (£275m) Jan 19 2009

Simon Clarke’s regeneration specialists St Modwen has taken a bit of a battering as the construction and property markets turn down. But the company remains optimistic for the longer term.Read

28. (21) Paul Newey £250m (£240m) Jan 19 2009

Paul Newey’s big break came in 2006 when he sold his Tamworth-based debt consolidation business – Ocean Finance and Mortgages – for a rumoured £200 million.Read

29. (23) Richard Harpin £230m (£220m) Jan 19 2009

Richard Harpin takes quite a few risks in life, with his taste for hair-raising sports. As well as flying, skiing and waterskiing, he also indulges in heli-skiing.Read

30. (24) Sir Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe £200m (£200m) Jan 19 2009

Sir Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe's work in looking after the 1500-acre Calthorpe Estate in Edgbaston has been officially recognised. He has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Birmingham.Read

31. (27) Michael Horton and Family £195m (£165m) Jan 19 2009

It’s been all change in the boardroom at Horton Estates, with 68-year-old Michael Horton stepping down as chairman after seven years in the post and 44 years as a director.Read

32. (48) Sean Quinn Jnr £190m (£65m) Jan 19 2009

Estimating the personal wealth of Belfry owner Sean Quinn Jnr is not easy. It all depends where you draw the line between his fortune and that of his multi-billionaire Irish business tycoon father Sean Quinn Snr. Our estimate is conservative.Read

33. (28) Sir Jack Hayward £160m (£160m) Jan 19 2009

Interest in a takeover of the Grand Bahama Port Authority could mean a considerable boost to the fortunes of Wolves life president, 85-year-old Sir Jack Hayward.Read

34. (29) Jim Leavesley and Family £150m (£150m) Jan 19 2009

Most of the Leavesley family wealth comes from property – in particular a hefty stake in Simon Clarke’s St Modwen Group. But Jim Leavesley believes in spreading risk so he has plenty of other interests, including military surplus, salvage and farming.Read

35. (31) Alan Jackson £140m (£140m) Jan 19 2009

Alan Jackson founded Birmingham-based Intercity Mobile at exactly the right time. He set up the phone business in 1986, just as the mobile communications explosion was beginning.Read

35. (34) Eric Grove £140m (£135m) Jan 19 2009

Eric Grove’s Catesby Property Group is busy reducing its exposure to the drop in the residential property market. The company successfully divested itself of residential sites in Burton and Southport – getting in just before the downturn.Read

35. (31) Keith Bradshaw £135m (£130m) Jan 19 2009

Keith Bradshaw – chairman and 50 per cent owner of the Listers car dealer group – has an ambition to raise a million pounds for disabled athletes.Read

38. (35) Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan £38m (£35m) Jan 19 2009

A retail price war among supermarkets and the slowdown in consumer spending is resulting in strong downward pressure on poultry prices. But that hasn’t stopped Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan’s 2 Sisters Food Group from continuing to expand.Read

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