But they are all accountants by profession and, to start with at least, they were practicing beancounters.

Jasminder Singh, was an accountant who went into the hotel business with his family’s Edwardian Group. He’s placed at 204th with £330m.

Peter Harrison, a chartered accountant from Cheshire, is 327th at £199m. He made his money with a computer network integration firm that he sold.

And Andrew Pritchard is a chartered accountant and head of Iceland, the frozen food store, worth £166m, and placed 395th on the Rich List.

There’s hope yet…

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