Birmingham Post - Rich List - Rich List 2012

Rich List 2012: No.50 - Jim Leavesley (£85m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Jim Leavesley’s Leavesley International recently concluded a deal to supply a fleet of 17 Kamaz cement mixers to the Royal Jordanian Court.

Rich List 2012: No.49 - Richard and Brenda Smith (£90m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Contracts with retailers all over the globe have made a success of Coventry-based IT consultancy PCMS, which is one of the world’s leading independent suppliers of IT services and software.

Rich List 2012: No.48 - Woon Wing Yip (£95m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Woon Wing Yip OBE’s Chinese and oriental superstores now supply more than 2000 Chinese restaurants throughout the UK. His outlets employ well over 300 people.

Rich List 2012: =No.46 - Robbie Williams (£100m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Robbie Williams celebrated 2011 with his return to Take That, a Take That album and a spectacular Progress Live Tour which wowed fans across Europe in the summer.

Rich List 2012: =No.46 - Ozzy Osbourne and Family (£100m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The biggest thing to happen to legendary Brummie rocker Ozzy Osbourne in 2011 was the announcement that he is to hook-up with his former band-mates to reform the massively successful Black Sabbath.

Rich List 2012: =No.44 - Eric Grove (£105m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Eric Grove’s Catesby Property Group wasn’t happy when the Government scrapped regional spacial strategies. Along with fellow developers Cala Homes and Colonnade they have challenged the move by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

Rich List 2012: =No.44 - Constantine Folkes (£105m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Folkes Holdings – 100 per cent owned by Constantine Folkes and his family - is one of the largest private property groups in the Midlands. The company combines property development and investment with Black Country metal bashing, and together they have been a source of wealth for Mr Folkes, who can trace his company back to 1697.

Rich List 2012: No.43 - Alan Jackson (£120m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Alan Jackson founded Birmingham-based Intercity Mobile back in 1985, perfectly judging the surge in demand for mobile communications that accelerated in the 1990s and beyond.

Rich List 2012: =No.41 - Simon Clarke (£125m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Simon Clarke’s St Modwen regeneration specialists has returned to profit after taking a battering in the construction and property market downturn.

Rich List 2012: =No.41 - Jo Bradwell (£125m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In November, Prof Jo Bradwell sold the majority of the shares in the medical diagnostics company which he founded to private investment group Nordic Capital. The company – The Binding Site Ltd – is one of the Midlands most successful companies. Prof Bradwell retains a small shareholding and remains on the board.

Rich List 2012: No.40 - Sir Jack Hayward (£128m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Wolves life president Sir Jack Hayward must be particularly pleased that his beloved football team is in safe hands under Steve Morgan. Sir Jack sold Wolves to him for £10 in 2007, on condition that he invest £30 million in the club.

Rich List 2012: No.21 - David Wilson (350m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Construction veteran David Wilson has made a success of his latest venture – Leicester-based Davidsons Developments – despite the slump in the building sector.

Rich List 2012: No.22 - Caspar McDonald-Hall (£340m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Assets at Kingswinford-based London and Cambridge Properties rose to close on £500 million in 2009-10, an increase of £80 million on the previous year. London and Cambridge is one of the UK’s largest private owners of retail and industrial property.

Rich List 2012: No.30 - Sir William Parente (£200m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

William Parente inherited 62,000 acres of the East Midlands, including the 15,000 acre Welbeck Abbey estate in Nottinghamshire, when his aunt, Lady Anne Cavendish Bentinck died in 2008.

Rich List 2012: No.23 - Jonathan Kendrick (£330m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Wolverhampton-based Jonathan Kendrick’s isn’t just good with money. It looks like he’s good with vodka as well.

Rich List 2012: No.24 - Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan (£285m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan Singh’s 2 Sisters Food Group has had another good year and it looks like their £342 million acquisition of Northern Foods is already paying dividends.

Rich List 2012: No.25 - Paul Ruddock (£280m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

When the recently-Virginised Northern Rock came crashing down financier Paul Ruddock’s Lansdowne Partners hedge fund made a reported £100 million profit for investors after betting on its collapse.

Rich List 2012: No.26 - Sir Paul Smith (£260m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sir Paul Smith’s fashion products are now wholesaled in 35 countries around the world, but he still believes in getting personally involved in his growing company – both as designer and chairman.

Rich List 2012: =No.27 - Lord Glendonbrook (£230m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Lord Glendonbrook, formerly Sir Michael Bishop, took up his seat in the House of Lords as a Conservative peer in March 2011.

Rich List 2012: =No.27 - Paul Newey (£230m)

Birmingham Post — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Paul Newey made his fortune in 2006 when he sold his Tamworth-based debt consolidation business – Ocean Finance and Mortgages – for £200 million.