Last week, Business Insider’s annual Rich List identified £45.6 billion of wealth shared between our region’s 50 most affluent individuals and families - up almost 9% on the previous year.
In this article here, we shared the 25 richest people from the North West according to that list.
Now we have gone back to NW Business Insider Rich List to see how many of the richest 50 people were Lancastrians.
So take a look at the 13 people with links to Lancashire who have been named amongst the richest in the country.
13. John Morphet (2025: £214m) - Property: Holiday accommodation
Earlier this year Preston born Morphet snapped up the Twin Lakes County Club, a luxury lodge development close to the Lancashire coast. His Carnforth-based Pure Leisure Group builds, sells and rents out a wide range of holiday accommodation. Morphet, who sold his earlier caravan business for £100m, is best known for Westmoreland Park, a luxurious 750-acre development in Barbados where Wayne Rooney, fellow footballer Harry Maguire and an array of other celebrities have second homes. Sales of these properties account for most of Pure Leisure Group’s turnover. The business shows net assets of £196.7m - up £7.5m since last year. | Pure Leisure Group Photo: Pure Leisure Group
14. Phil Boyle (2025: £210m) - Retail: Vaping products
One of the North West’s vaping kings, revenues at Boyle’s Flavour Warehouse have grown by more than 20% over the past year to almost £170m. The Darwen-based manufacturer is best known for Vampire Vape, its biggest selling product. Its other brands include Base, Premier Vaping, Total Vapour and Vapouriz. Despite lower profits, Flavour Warehouse should still be worth at least £240m. There have been £6m of dividends over the past two years. Boyle, who set up the operation in 2012, owns 85% of the shares. | Submit Photo: Submitted