Leeds’ richest people have been named in a new list featuring aviation innovators and luxury jewellers. The city’s top tycoons are detailed in Insider Media’s Yorkshire Rich List 2024.
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00:00Leeds' richest people have been named in a new list featuring aviation innovators and
00:08luxury jewellers.
00:09The city's top tycoons are detailed in Insider Media's annual Yorkshire Rich List, including
00:15Jet2 founder Philip Meeson, who transformed a small freight business into what is now
00:20the UK's third largest airline.
00:23Rising profits have helped Jet2 shares gain altitude over the past year, and the Meeson
00:27holdings are now worth £600.9 million.
00:31Alongside him are the Caddick family, who have shaped skylines across the country with
00:36their ambitious construction projects by Moda Living.
00:39This year's list also features the Waltons, the family that own the jewellery chain Berries.
00:44For the purposes of the list, the rich include those who are working in a business they either
00:48started themselves or inherited.
00:50Also included are those still living in the area who have recently sold their main businesses
00:54but retain interests in other ventures.