There are plenty of North West entries on the most Sunday Times Rich list.
The list is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies.
Here are the top 10 - including Manchester-born Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe, who has previously spoken about how he would like to take over Manchester United. As the United takeover rumours rumble on with the Glazers looking poised to sell, a spokesman for INEOS boss Mr Ratclffe told The Times recently: “We have formally put ourselves into the process.”
Figures were published previously by the paper in 2022.
Simon, pictured, Bobby and Robin Arora: source of wealth: B&M: £2.543 billion. Simon Arora was born in November 1969. He studied law at Cambridge University. In 1995, he went into business with his younger brother Bobby Arora, importing homewares from Asia and supplying them to UK retail chains, before buying B&M in 2004, which was then a struggling grocery chain based in Blackpool. In 2017, Simon and Bobby cashed in £215m of shares and reduced their stake in B&M by a quarter, three years after taking it public. As of May 2019, the Arora brothers (Simon, Bobby and Robin) jointly have a net worth of £2.26 billion. Photo: Submit
6. John Gore
Source of wealth: Entertainment: £1.681 billion. John Gore (born 1962) is a British entertainment producer, known for his live theatre company the John Gore Organisation. The organisation formerly known as Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theatre in North America, as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theatre. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by 14-time Tony Award winning Producer John Gore who is the company's Chairman, CEO and Owner. Photo: Steven Ferdman
7. John Whittaker and family
Source of wealth: Property: The Peel Group: £1.6 billion. John Whittaker is a British billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of the Peel Group, a property company that mainly invests in North West England. Although publicity-shy, he has been named as one of the most influential business leaders for the North West and was named the most influential northerner by The Big Issue magazine in 2010. Photo: PAUL ELLIS
8. Henry Moser
Source of wealth: Finance: Together: £1.565 billion.
Henry Moser (born September 1949) is a British billionaire businessman. He is the founder, owner and CEO of Together Financial Services Limited, a UK mortgage lender.
Moser grew up in Bury, Lancashire, left school at 16 and became a car salesman. He went on in 1974 to co-founded Jerrold Holdings, a mortgage lender, with Barrie Pollock. Photo: Google