Net worth of £5.170bn. Morris started the Liverpool-based discount retail chain Home Bargains in 1976 when he was 21 years old. He reportedly founded the brand using a bank overdraft It now has nearly 600 stores, employing more than 22,000 staff. His business certainly thrived during the cost-of-living crisis, with profits climbing by 13 per cent to £332.4m on record sales of almost £3.8bn. Few will begrudge Morris and his family the £36m of dividends paid out since last year. Home Bargains should now be worth £5bn. Wealth outside the company adds another £170m. Not only he is the richest man in the North West, but the wealthiest Liverpudlian.Net worth of £5.170bn. Morris started the Liverpool-based discount retail chain Home Bargains in 1976 when he was 21 years old. He reportedly founded the brand using a bank overdraft It now has nearly 600 stores, employing more than 22,000 staff. His business certainly thrived during the cost-of-living crisis, with profits climbing by 13 per cent to £332.4m on record sales of almost £3.8bn. Few will begrudge Morris and his family the £36m of dividends paid out since last year. Home Bargains should now be worth £5bn. Wealth outside the company adds another £170m. Not only he is the richest man in the North West, but the wealthiest Liverpudlian.
Net worth of £5.170bn. Morris started the Liverpool-based discount retail chain Home Bargains in 1976 when he was 21 years old. He reportedly founded the brand using a bank overdraft It now has nearly 600 stores, employing more than 22,000 staff. His business certainly thrived during the cost-of-living crisis, with profits climbing by 13 per cent to £332.4m on record sales of almost £3.8bn. Few will begrudge Morris and his family the £36m of dividends paid out since last year. Home Bargains should now be worth £5bn. Wealth outside the company adds another £170m. Not only he is the richest man in the North West, but the wealthiest Liverpudlian. | The Sunday Times

10 of the richest people from Liverpool: Net worth of wealthiest people with links to the city

Emma Dukes
By Emma Dukes

Digital Journalist

Published 15th Mar 2025, 09:00 BST

The richest people in Merseyside, including the wealthiest Scouser, have been revealed. From a Home Bargains mogul to sportswear tycoons, explore how they amassed their fortunes.

Liverpool has produced many incredibly successful people, from the best bands in the world and Premier League footballers to the creators of household brands.

Our colleagues at Insider Media produce an annual ‘Rich List’, ranking 50 of the North West’s most successful business people based on net worth. The annual list is compiled by Rob Watts, also known for the Sunday Times Rich List.

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So, who are the richest people with links to the Merseyside region, and how did they earn their fortunes? We have used the latest list to rank the 10 wealthiest people.

From the reclusive businessman behind Home Bargains, to the brothers taking sportswear by storm, these ten people and families have amassed an impressive wealth and many came from humble beginnings...

Net worth of £219m. AHK Group has provided inspection, analysis and other services to the mining industry for more than 140 years. A fifth generation family firm originally known as Alfred H Knight, the business is currently run by brothers David and Richard Knight. There are now sites in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and Canada. The Prescot-based operation escaped the pandemic largely unscathed. The Knight brothers have grown profits at AHK Group by more than 50 per cent over the past year, finding work from recycling, biomass and other opportunities created from the greening of the economy.

9. David and Richard Knight

Net worth of £219m. AHK Group has provided inspection, analysis and other services to the mining industry for more than 140 years. A fifth generation family firm originally known as Alfred H Knight, the business is currently run by brothers David and Richard Knight. There are now sites in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and Canada. The Prescot-based operation escaped the pandemic largely unscathed. The Knight brothers have grown profits at AHK Group by more than 50 per cent over the past year, finding work from recycling, biomass and other opportunities created from the greening of the economy. | Google Street View

Net worth of £190m. John Oliver set up Mast Group in 1957 to make medical testing kits used for patients receiving antibiotics. Over the years the Liverpool-based health tech firm has developed products to detect colorectal cancer, track infections and monitor autoimmune diseases. Annual profits have climbed to There were profits of £18.7m on sales of £68.5m. Managing director Chris Oliver runs and, with his family’s trusts, owns the £190m firm. While the family aren't quite in the top 50 for the North West, they are in the top 10 richest tech companies in the region.

10. Christopher Oliver and family

Net worth of £190m. John Oliver set up Mast Group in 1957 to make medical testing kits used for patients receiving antibiotics. Over the years the Liverpool-based health tech firm has developed products to detect colorectal cancer, track infections and monitor autoimmune diseases. Annual profits have climbed to There were profits of £18.7m on sales of £68.5m. Managing director Chris Oliver runs and, with his family’s trusts, owns the £190m firm. While the family aren't quite in the top 50 for the North West, they are in the top 10 richest tech companies in the region. | Avve Diana - stock.adobe.com

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