He left school early to be a door-to-door paint salesman before moving into the hospitality business. The complex includes a sports hall, a 200-station fitness suite, dance studios, martial arts dojo, squash courts and sports science facilities. But her TV profile is growing and shes probably best known for her two-year stint on the BBCs Dragons Den. Motorcycle sales are around 55,000 units, with more than 85 per cent coming from exports including the US. Peter K. Ogden serves as Non-Executive Director of the Company. It has recently added five new companies to its UK membership network and in February bought out two of its longstanding members. He sold two Poussin paintings for 19 million to pay death duties and help maintain Belvoir Castle which, together with Haddon Hall, is worth at least 65 million. [5], In 1996 Ogden was leaseholder of the Channel Island of Jethou. David, a former pupil of Ashby Boys Grammar School, joined the business after graduating from Leicester Polytechnic. David is married with four children and lives in Leicestershire. The hall also includes an exhibition of contemporary British sculpture, and is home to a creative education project covering music and drama which reaches more than 300 children. It also has a bulk receiving centre in Whetstone. A big fire caused substantial damage there last week. Once again, thanks to sponsor Quilter Cheviot Investment Management. In addition to the track, the estate includes hotels and farms. He believes it will be a 100m ($166.47m)-a-year turnover business in the next two to three years. The firm developed a type of garment technology which so that the clothes could be knitted in one piece. He established a charitable foundation to pursue his philanthropic interests[1] The Ogden Trust had an annual expenditure of 1,118,224 in 20067. Peter founded Computacenter with Philip Hulme in 1981 and was Chairman of the Company until 1998, when he became a Non-Executive Director. As well as his duty free business, he owns a four per cent stake in Thai budget airline Nok Air. In January, Sir Peters MSV which he runs jointly with former Formula 1 driver Jonathan Palmer struck a deal to take over the Donington circuit business and lease the Donington estate for 21 years. He describes that time as incredibly happy but poverty stricken. The company has a factory in Brazil as well as three factories in Thailand and one in India. Peter Ogden Net Worth Peter Ogden biography. He sits on the board of fashion retailer Hugo Boss and is a trustee of the Royal Anniversary Trust which administers the Queens Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education. Davidsons commercial arm is involved in business parks in Nottingham, Leicester, Kibworth and Coventry. The launch of Compaq IBM-compatible pcs turbo boosted . He is an honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics and was knighted for his charitable work in the 2005 New Year Honours. The Jelson Academy partnered with the Construction Industry Training Board and Leicester College has an annual intake of apprentices to tackle the shortage of skills in the construction industry. The Thomas Group owned bingo halls and amusement arcades throughout the UK under the Beacon Bingo and Showboat brands. It became among the biggest housebuilding concerns in the country. Profits and turnover are holding steady at Poundstretcher, which became part of the Kirby Muxloe-based Crown Crest family seven years ago. Peter Ogden Net Worth Peter Ogden biography. They went on to acquire the London Hippodrome nightclub off Leicester Square once run by Peter Stringfellow and transformed the 115 year-old grade II listed building into a casino. The groups portfolio includes major property interests in the city and county of Leicestershire, but also across the UK from Dundee to Exeter. All three have estimated wealth in excess of 1billion. He sold Northampton-based Bartholomew-Rhodes for 19.8 million, and his 51 per cent stake in Ashbourne Pharmaceuticals for 32 million. That was in 1976. Ogden says Spencer Ogden recorded annual turnover of 50m ($83.23m) in 2013, which he is "fairly confident" will grow to meet targets of 72-75m ($119m-125m) in 2014. The Leicestershire Rich List is the Leicester Mercury's guide to the fortunes of the county's wealthiest people. The company also operates a plant hire leasing business for the construction sector. Alfie Best senior is a keen amateur boxer. He is also a board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. George Jatania took over the family trading company which began buying up brands in the 1990s. Haddon Hall is a fortified medieval manor house dating from the 12th Century, and has been in the Manners family since 1567. The De Haan brothers between them have given many millions to charity and continue to do so. A quick look at the metrics for this years blog is giving us an indication that people are spending a good deal of time reading this - thanks for sticking with us. It includes new office facilities, warehouse, distribution centre, blast-freeze facilities and a restaurant. Jelson supports the Leicester Riders basketball team Robert is a director of the Leicester Riders Foundation and the company is active in the communities around its housing projects, supporting schools and local good causes. Ibstock-based Davidsons has performed well, even through the slump in the house building sector, and is now taking advantage of the housing market uplift and higher prices. Prior to founding Computacenter, he was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley & Co. . Internet sales now contribute a significant slice of the brands revenue, accounting for more than 20 per cent of sales, helped by a click and collect service. It has developments in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Air Rescue is pleased to announce that we co-ordinated our first inter-island mission this month. Michael began his supplier of tools and equipment to the engineering industry in 1970, with an engineering shop in Wilberforce Road. Former chairman David who together with his family owned 33 per cent of the business said the deal was the best way forward for the business. Profits grew 27 per cent to 46 million in the year to January 2016, with sales rising to 928 million. When Hilary Devey isnt at her desk at Pall-Ex, she may well be on daytime television. Sir Peter J. Ogden is the Co-Founder & Non-Exec. The businesses and its employers are enthusiastic fund-raisers and raise money for community sports projects and charities supporting young people and the local community. It backs up its huge stock with a calibration laboratory, power tool repair workshops, a national delivery fleet and trackside delivery. It includes historic gardens. Kevin has been collecting military vehicles for more than 30 years and the historic fighting vehicles support military events around the country. It's a far cry from 12m ($19.98m)-a-year estimate Ogden had predicted . Earl Cadogan and his family, who rose to sixteenth place, are worth 5.7bn after a 900m rise. Chaired by Gerald Coates, 67, it is the markets leading independent operator, servicing most of the major names in chemicals and pharmaceuticals from its Leicester Road headquarters, and distribution depots spread around the UK. It provides its solutions for customers in the financial services, public, retail, utility, pharmaceutical, professional services, oil and gas, and e-gaming sectors. The award-winning company is currently involved in a house-building project at Wragley Fields, in Derby, as well as projects in Ibstock, Loughborough and Burton-on-Trent. Last updated: 1 July 2022 at 11:00am EST. He sold two pharmaceutical companies in 1999 netting more than 50 million. The Tejanis also owned and operated LPC (Pharmaceuticals) Ltd which was formed in 1978, operating a chain of pharmacies and a wholesale business. Because of their multiple circuit ownership, MSVs deal came under the scrutiny of the Competition and Markets Authority but was cleared. The 55m motor yacht is owned by English industrialist Sir Robert Ogden, 72. Having built up his very successful construction and property business after the war Tom Wheatcroft was determined to restore Donington Park to its former glory. The name was changed to RAF Blackbushe in late 1944 to . He established the Ogden Trust in 1999 to pursue his charitable interests. They arrived in the UK in 1972, when they set up a convenience store before creating LPC. It is the one thing that levels the playing field between people who have economic or social privilege and those who do not. The Thurmaston site which has been home to the business since 1954 also includes a retail park which is home to many of the UKs major retail brands including Next and Boots. Sir Peter was educated at Lowerplace Primary School, Rochdale and Rochdale Grammar School, which he entered as an 11+ pupil. [4], He was knighted in the 2005 New Year Honours List. As well as its distribution depots, HW Coates has seven purpose-built chemical warehouses including two new warehouses in Grangemouth, Scotland and Middlewich in Cheshire. Pall-Ex remains a well-financed, market leading business, and continues to expand its network in the UK and Europe. Sir Peter Ogden HonFInstP (born 1940) is an English businessman who is one of the founders of Computacenter, one of the United Kingdom's largest computer businesses. Sir Peter Ogden Kt HonFInstP (born 1940) is an English businessman who is one of the founders of Computacenter, one of the United Kingdom 's largest computer businesses. The company sold 189 plots, up from 155 the previous year. Another de Zille family passion is super-yachts. The Joules phenomenon began in 1989 when Tom Joule, now 50, and an ex-pupil of Robert Smyth Upper School, bought 80 per cent of the family clothing business from his father Ian. After it de-merged its Talk Talk broadband and telecoms operation, it merged with Dixons in 2014 to form Dixons Carphone. The company is hungry for development land, and is on the hunt for brownfield or greenfield sites throughout the East Midlands, with or without the benefit of planning permission. Already a CBE, in 2009 he received a knighthood. The Leicester City owners special Srivaddhanaprabha name was bestowed on his family in 2013 by the king of Thailand. In 2016, Jelson acquired 11 acres of farmland near Lincoln to build 142 homes. Samworth owns the household Ginsters brand which turns out three million Cornish pasties a week from its factory in Callington, Cornwall, as well as the famous Dickinson & Morris pork pie maker the only one left in the town of Melton. The 155,000 sq ft centre in Scudamore Lane is more than twice the size of the previous facility. In 1998, Peter Ogden transferred 22.5 million of his own wealth into a new trust fund to help very able students from less-well-off families access various educational opportunities. The Ogden Trust, The Phoenix Brewery, 13 Bramley Road, London W10 6SP, Website by Chameleon StudiosOpens a new window, Find out more about our cookies & privacy policy, Leadership for outreach and public engagement. In 2015, the company declared a pre-tax profit of 62.8 million, fuelled by a bumper revaluation of investment properties which resulted in an extra 58.4 million. He died on March 6th, 2022 peacefully at home. Superyachts are not seen in Wellington harbour as often as in Auckland and they often anchor in the harbour. Computacenter focused initially on the financial sector which was Ogden's background. Romulus was founded by Douglas a chartered surveyor 45 years ago. She was born in Bolton and lives at Boylestone in Derbyshire. The company has completed schemes in Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Westminster, the City and Dulwich. Jethou, a Channel Island since 1991 belongs to Sir Peter Ogden. The company was later acquired by Sinclair Pharma. A devout Buddhist with four children, he is a passionate polo player and is chairman of Bangkok polo club. He owns a farm near Nanpanton, near Loughborough. The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust gives support to a wide range of community and charitable organisations. Described by Simon Jenkins in 1,000 Best Houses as the most perfect house to survive from the Middle Ages, the strikingly designed house is surrounded by terraced Elizabethan gardens set among the rolling countryside of the Peak District National Park. The following year, they bought Unilevers hair care brands Finesse and Aqua Net for 80 million. The Tejani family also has property interests which add to the wealth generated by the sale of the paper business. Director of Computacenter Plc, the total compensation of Sir Ogden at Computacenter Plc is GBX12,500. While he may land his helicopter on the pitchs centre circle, he loves nothing more than treating fans, buying them pies, doughnuts, cakes and even beers. New developments have been built across the UK including Rugby, Portsmouth, Altrincham, Wednesbury, Bath and Frome. The transport company was sold off to the British Electric Traction Company in 1968 and the proceeds used to build up the commercial property business. From equestrian clothing to pink spotted wellies (Joules has sold more than 1.5 million pairs of them) the Joules brand has become the must-have of the county set and lots of other people besides. In 2015, it was acquired by Grainger, a New York Stock Exchange-listed distributor of maintenance, repair and operating products. Thurmaston-based Charles Street Buildings has assets approaching 620 million and turns over around 40 million a year. The group carries 50 million in stock around the world, and at its Chartwell Drive global distribution centre. The Srivaddhanaprabha family have taken no money out of Leicester City as part of their commitment to establishing the Foxes as a sustainable Premier League football club delivering long-term success and prosperity. Crown Crest is profitable despite a tough trading environment which has taken its toll on the wholesale side of the business. The Jelley family also has an interest in Interfuse Ltd, a masonry manufacturer based in Syston. There are 2 older and 7 younger executives at Computacenter Plc. In 1986, Walker Charnwood, makers of pork pies since 1824, was also acquired. He is married to Emily and has two children. The current Regency castle has been used for several film and television locations, including The Da Vinci Code, Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Young Victoria. It provides its solutions for customers in the financial services, public, retail, utility, pharmaceutical, professional services, oil and gas, and e-gaming sectors. At the time of its takeover, it employed about 1,300 people and supplied most major supermarkets in the UK and Europe. David, 52, built up the Carphone Warehouse mobile phone chain in the early 1990s with former schoolfriend Sir Charles Dunstone. Will Adderley, 45, originally took over day-to-day control of the business from his father back in 1996. The airfield was first occupied in August 1942, when it was still incomplete, and was in use throughout the war. Tom Wheatcroft rescued the Donington Park circuit from disrepair in the early 70s. Belvoir Castle is the fourth stately home to stand on the spot of what was originally a Norman Castle. He joined the business in 1993 after gaining a degree in industrial economics at Nottingham University. Fans will be hoping that the appointment of the laid back Claude Puel, below, will ensure Premier League safety. But most of its property portfolio is concentrated in London. YONG HUI: What is your relationship like with Sir Peter? His autobiography is called From the Sweatshop to the Sweater Shop. The 2017 Rich List coverage is inside the copy of the Business Monthly which comes free with todays paper. He put that experience to good use to expand the business moving into own-label clothing and designing his own range of branded goods. The technology was developed from a process used to produce fire retardant clothing for Formula 1 drivers. Robert Jelley, 62, took over the running of the Loughborough Road-based Jelson Holdings from his 89 year-old father Ron. He re-opened the track in 1977. Tea girl to multi-millionaire Freddie is a director and leading shareholder in the successful family-owned company which was started by her uncles. It seemed natural to me that I should support education. Last updated: 1 January 2023 at 11:00am EST. The food supply business has built a huge new distribution hub on Leicester Distribution Park. In 2016, the company posted pre-tax profits of 7.4 million up from 2.7 million the year before. David has shares in the business worth more than 350 million. Derbyshire-born miners son John Bloor, 73, a former plasterer, bought the collapsed Triumph for 150,000 in 1983 and the brand displayed the first products from its new Hinckley factory in 1990. His property company has assets of 16 million. He went on to complete an MBA at Harvard Business School before a career in investment banking in both the UK and the US, principally with Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. They bought Yardley in 2005 for 60 million from US giant Procter & Gamble. The Crown Crest group includes Crown Crest Property Developments Ltd and Seaham Investments Ltd. For those of you wanting to see the 50 in full (but without going back down through all this blog detail) theres a stripped-down list here. Computacenter Plc executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: Track performance, allocation, dividends, and risks, Annotate, download XLSX & look up similar tables, Filter, compare, and track coins & tokens, Stocks and cryptocurrency portfolio tracker. Sir Peter Ogden - 347th The crash happened at West Kingsdown's legendary Brands Hatch circuit 2019 wealth: 382m From 2018: Up 20m 138266811001 Ogen's MotorSport Vision owns and operates the Brands Hatch racetrack in West Kingsdown. He bought the medieval estate in 2000 and embarked on an ambitious restoration of Nevill Holt Hall which included converting part of the stable block into a temporary theatre which stages the annual Nevill Holt opera festival. In 2016, the festival won the Best Festival accolade in the Leicestershire Tourism Awards. After laying dormant for 200 years, the 9th Duke and Duchess of Rutland restored the house in the 1920s. There are 2 older and 7 younger executives at Computacenter Plc. Kevin Wheatcrofts father was just 15 years-old when he watched the great racing drivers of the day compete in the Donington Grand Prix races of the 1930s a period dominated by the might of Mercedes Benz and Auto Union. The company continues to invest in new models, and export performance remains strong, with production facilities and distribution networks in Brazil and India delivering an important contribution. The construction veteran was one of the leading donors to the University of Leicesters 12.6 million heart research centre at Glenfield Hospital. Peter, 65, also has a London-based specialist wine business, importing wines and distributing them to restaurants, retailers and private customers throughout the UK. KPMGs annual football club valuation league table puts Leicester 16th in the list of most valuable European clubs, while Deloitte puts the Foxes in pole position among British clubs, based on turnover. He has been appointed chairman of the National Portrait Gallery with a brief to boost the gallerys standing as the worlds leading centre for portraiture. His hobby of collecting military memorabilia began when he had a German helmet for his fifth birthday. Countdown of Leicestershire's richest people :: Fortunes increase by 1.5 billion from 2016. Turnover has smashed through the 100 million mark at David Wilsons Davidsons Developments, which is growing its strategic land portfolio. Its facilities include six polo grounds, a pavilion, a champagne bar, club rooms, a royal suite, an all-weather equestrian arena and a 3,000-seat events centre, and it is one of the UKs grandest sporting and leisure venues. Away from football, the Foxes owner has been seeing some impressive success, thanks to the influx of Chinese visitors to his native Thailand, and the money they are spending in his duty free shops. She left the show to present the Channel 4 series The Intern and has also been seen on Secret Millionaire, The Business Inspector, Hilary Deveys Women at the Top, Running the Shop and Hotel GB. Bill Adderley, though no longer active in the management of the group, remains life president. The company was sold to Italian rival the Sofidel Group in a deal which created Europes second largest tissue producer and was worth 120 million to the Tejani family. Sir Peter received a knighthood for services to education from Her Majesty the Queen, at Buckingham Palace on 9 February 2005. His stake in the computer group is worth close to 250 million. The chances of Leicester Citys 2016-17 season matching the triumphant heights of the Premier League-winning season were always slim. Dr Burston also founded Dallas Burston Ltd, a company which developed under-the-tongue pharmaceutical sprays and which was acquired by Cambridge-based SynGenix in 2003 in a share deal. Thanks to their money, King Power International has swelled its coffers and put almost 1 billion into its owners bank account. There are no older and 9 younger executives at Computacenter Plc. Strange how caravans have been a constant in his life. He was awarded a CBE in 2011 for services to young people. The company also operates a fleet of more than 100 lorries. "It seemed natural to me that I should support education. Vichais Thai-based King Power International led the consortium which took sole ownership of the club in 2011, buying out Cronus Sports Managements minority share. During the war the circuit was used as an army base, and after that fell into disuse. Peter K. Ogden serves as Non-Executive Director of the Company. Thats not how life started for Alfie, 48, who experienced life on the road, schooled by his parents. The Hippodrome opened in 1900 as a circus variety theatre. The company mails out close to two million electronic documents a month on behalf of its clients who range from utilities to travel companies and retailers. MSV owns a portfolio of racing circuits around the country including Snetterton, Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Cadwell Park. They are heavily invested in London. Kevin Wheatcroft inherited his late fathers world famous Donington Park racing circuit, along with a motor museum and an extensive property portfolio, when motorsport legend Tom Wheatcroft died in 2009. The Tayub family started in business with a corner shop when they arrived in the UK from Malawi, where they traded groceries from a warehouse. The company which his parents Bill and Jean Adderley founded 38 years ago, is continuing a steady stream of store openings. Last updated: 1 January 2023 at 11:00am EST. Disaster struck in 2001 when the foot and mouth outbreak meant that country and equestrian events, which formed the companys main outlet, were cancelled. He reverted to his previous position as deputy chairman but still takes an active role in the business.
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