The following may be of interest to our East Anglia Regional Branch for local propaganda purposes.
13 of the East Anglia's 20 wealthiest people have seen fortunes increase in the past year, with the total wealth of those listed rising 4pc from £8.45bn to £8.85bn, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Newmarket-based Kirsten Rausing has kept hold of the top spot, with a fortune worth £3.9bn. Rausing is the eldest child of Swedish industrialist Gad Rausing and the grand-daughter of Ruben Rausing who founded the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak. Her father bought out the 50 per cent share in the company from his brother Hans Rausing in 1995, leaving her side of the family as sole remaining owners. Her wealth makes her the 15th richest person in the UK and the nation’s third wealthiest woman.
In second place is the Earl of Iveagh and member of the Guinness dynasty , who own the Elveden estate and are estimated to have a fortune totalling £850m.
3. Marcus Evans (business services) £625m
4. Mike Lynch (software) £480m
5. David and Richard Thompson (food, horseracing) £460m
6. Douw Steyn and family (insurance) £420m
7. Edward Atkin and family (babycare products) £255m
8. Gregory Darling (marine services) £205m
In 9th is Colin Hill, the wealthiest man in Peterborough who owns the Great Northern Hotel and ex-owner of Peterborough United’s London Road stadium, the latter of which he sold to Peterborough City Council for £8 million., was listed in ninth place in the rankings with an estimated fortune of £200 million. He accumulated his wealth through business interests including car repossession, financing and leasing, aircraft salvage, property and timeshares.
10. David Allen (caravan parks) £165m
11. Paul Day and family (transport, warehousing) £163m
12. Sir Philip Naylor - Leyland (land, art) £152m who owns Milton Hall, one of the largest private homes in Cambridgeshire.
At 13, the highest-ranked Norfolk entry in the list is Robert Carter and family, whose construction business has helped them to amass a fortune of £134m – up £27m from last year’s figure.
Philip Beresford, who compiles the Sunday Times Rich List, said the reason East Anglia’s wealthiest people were recession-proof was largely based on the nature of their wealth. He said: “Their wealth is in the services and products like gas and energy or land and they have come through the fire of the recession fine. They have niche businesses in niche markets.” He added part of their success was often due to the global nature of their business interests – a geographical diversity of interests protecting them from the fluctuations of domestic markets.
13 of the East Anglia's 20 wealthiest people have seen fortunes increase in the past year, with the total wealth of those listed rising 4pc from £8.45bn to £8.85bn, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Newmarket-based Kirsten Rausing has kept hold of the top spot, with a fortune worth £3.9bn. Rausing is the eldest child of Swedish industrialist Gad Rausing and the grand-daughter of Ruben Rausing who founded the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak. Her father bought out the 50 per cent share in the company from his brother Hans Rausing in 1995, leaving her side of the family as sole remaining owners. Her wealth makes her the 15th richest person in the UK and the nation’s third wealthiest woman.
In second place is the Earl of Iveagh and member of the Guinness dynasty , who own the Elveden estate and are estimated to have a fortune totalling £850m.
3. Marcus Evans (business services) £625m
4. Mike Lynch (software) £480m
5. David and Richard Thompson (food, horseracing) £460m
6. Douw Steyn and family (insurance) £420m
7. Edward Atkin and family (babycare products) £255m
8. Gregory Darling (marine services) £205m
In 9th is Colin Hill, the wealthiest man in Peterborough who owns the Great Northern Hotel and ex-owner of Peterborough United’s London Road stadium, the latter of which he sold to Peterborough City Council for £8 million., was listed in ninth place in the rankings with an estimated fortune of £200 million. He accumulated his wealth through business interests including car repossession, financing and leasing, aircraft salvage, property and timeshares.
10. David Allen (caravan parks) £165m
11. Paul Day and family (transport, warehousing) £163m
12. Sir Philip Naylor - Leyland (land, art) £152m who owns Milton Hall, one of the largest private homes in Cambridgeshire.
At 13, the highest-ranked Norfolk entry in the list is Robert Carter and family, whose construction business has helped them to amass a fortune of £134m – up £27m from last year’s figure.
Philip Beresford, who compiles the Sunday Times Rich List, said the reason East Anglia’s wealthiest people were recession-proof was largely based on the nature of their wealth. He said: “Their wealth is in the services and products like gas and energy or land and they have come through the fire of the recession fine. They have niche businesses in niche markets.” He added part of their success was often due to the global nature of their business interests – a geographical diversity of interests protecting them from the fluctuations of domestic markets.
making your own money is a choice in today's world and a moral one to choose not to divide the fruits of the owner's capital and the labourer's work more evenly if not done so but it is acceptable that sometimes pools of money will accumulate when you have a good idea (like steve Jobs) but no.12 inherited his - land, art? When will the aristocracy choose to give back what was never theirs in the first place? LAND... no wonder they keep to themselves at their favourite past times of lavish weekend parties and shooting and hunting peasants.
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