Career
According to the 2005 Sunday Times Rich List, he was the 654th richest man in Britain with a combined wealth of £75m. As of 2008, The Sunday Times valued his wealth at £45m. He gained a National Diploma in Poultry from Harper Adams College in 1961.
He also owns several other businesses, including Direct Legal & Collections, a debt collection agency and the Spencer Stadium, home ground to Banbury United.
He lives in Hillesden in Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, between Bicester and Bletchley.