The latest Yorkshire Rich List has revealed the wealthiest people living in the county, including many business leaders from Sheffield and elsewhere in South Yorkshire.
Among them are a husband-and-wife from Sheffield who are worth an estimated £500 million after setting up a teaching aid business together, and the widow of one of Meadowhall shopping centre's co-founders.
Jackie Neal, who as managing director of Abbey Forged Products is one of the few women with a senior role in the UK's forging industry, has made the list for the first time. She and her husband Roger are worth an estimated £85m after pre-tax profits at the firm, named after the Sheffield street on which they lived, soared by 75 per cent to £7.9m last year.
They are not the only steel magnates from Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham to make the Yorkshire Rich List 2023, compiled by Insider Media, which is part of National World.
The other multi-millionaires and billionaires on the list, including the former Sheffield United owner Kevin McCabe, have made their wealth through a variety of industries, from property and cars to furniture.
Below is the full list of South Yorkshire businesspeople to make the Yorkshire Rich List 2023, which includes people working in a business they either started themselves or inherited.
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9. Andrew Weaver and family: £173m (£172m)
Andrew Weaver, 50, took over from his father Irving as owner of the housebuilding company Strata this summer. He has worked for the Doncaster business since the late 1990s. Weaver’s great-grandfather set up the firm, which completed nearly 1,000 new homes in 2022-22. Andrew Weaver is estimated to be the 43rd richest person in Yorkshire. Photo: Amy Murphy/PA Wire | Amy Murphy/PA Wire
10. Jamie Boot and family: £148m (£200m)
Jamie Boot, 71, is the great, great grandson of Henry Boot, who founded the Sheffield-based building firm Henry Boot in 1886. The company recently sold Banner Cross Hall, which has been its home for more than 90 years. Jamie Boot and his family own nearly half of the company shares and their stake should now be worth £127m, though this is down £52.1m since last year. He is believed to be the 52nd richest person in Yorkshire | National World/Scott Merrylees
11. Kevin McCabe and family: £120m (£104m)
The former Sheffield United owner Kevin McCabe, 75, is pictured here shaking hands with Pele. His Scraborough Group property firm has secured planning permission to spruce up Scarborough’s Brunswick Shopping Centre and build a new cinema. He named his company after the town where he lives. He is estimated to be the 63rd richest man in Yorkshire | National World/Steve Ellis Photo: Steve Ellis
12. Richard Martin and family: £105m (£104m)
Richard Martin, 58, is the former managing director of Doncaster car breakers Synetiq. He and his brother Dave should have earned around £90m from its sale in 2021. Martin is restoring the 32-bedroom Owston Hall Hotel in Doncaster. | Google