Bill Adderley

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Bill Adderley
Born
William Adderley

February 1948 (age 74)
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of the Dunelm Group home furnishings retailer
SpouseJean Adderley
Children2

William "Bill" Adderley (born February 1948) is a British businessman and founder of the FTSE 250-listed Dunelm Group home furnishings retailer.

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Early life

Adderley was born on a council estate in February 1948 [1] in Leeds, Yorkshire. [2] Adderley left school at 16, with a basic education level. He was a boyhood fan of Leeds United.[ citation needed ]

Career

Adderley was a manager at a Woolworths store [3] in Coalville, but left in 1979 after the company wanted him to relocate to its Skegness store. [2]

In 1979, while looking for a new job, Adderley and his wife, Jean, sold curtains which had been rejected by Marks and Spencer from a stall on Leicester market. In 1984, they opened their first home furnishings store, calling it Dunelm Mill. [4] [2] He retired from Dunelm at the age of 58 in 2006 and left the growth of the company in the hands of his son, Sir William (“Will”) Adderley, and it was at this time the company floated.

In October 2013, The Guardian commented that Adderley had become the largest private shareholder in Marks & Spencer, having built a stake valued at £250 million. [5]

Adderley sold most of his stake in Marks & Spencer and bought a stake in Morrisons in 2017. [6] [7]

Currently, Dunelm operates in 175 stores across the UK and runs an ecommerce business. [8] The Adderley family still owns approximately 43% of the shares.

Wealth

In 2022, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth at £1.78 billion. [9]

Personal life

He is married to Jean and has two children. [8] His son, Sir William "Will" Lester Adderley, is a director and deputy chairman of Dunelm Group plc, [1] [10] while his other son, Jonathan, is not actively involved in the business. [11]

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