Charlie Mullins
Charlie Mullins | |
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| Born | Sidney Charles Mullins 28 October 1952 St. Pancras, London, England |
| Nationality (legal) | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and CEO, Pimlico Plumbers |
| Spouse(s) | Lynda Mullins Julie Morris |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
Sidney Charles Mullins OBE (born 28 October 1952) is a British businessman, and the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, London's largest independent plumbing company.[2]
Early life
Mullins is the son of a factory worker father and a bartender and cleaner mother.[2] When he was born, they "lived in a couple of rooms in Camden", before moving to the Rockingham Estate in London's Elephant and Castle, where he grew up, and left school at 15 with no qualifications.[2][3]
Career
Mullins was apprenticed to a local plumber at age 15, and started his own business in 1979, operating from a basement in Pimlico.[2]
He is known for his collection of plumbing-themed licence plates, used on the company's vehicles, and perhaps worth £1.5 million.[3]
As of September 2018, Mullins has an estimated net worth of £70 million.[1]
Politics
Pimlico Plumbers donated £22,735 to the Conservative Party in 2015, and Mullins donated more than £48,000, in the two years to July 2017.[2] He was a business adviser to David Cameron and George Osborne, and has been a vocal critic of Brexit.[4]
In January 2018, Mullins announced that he would no longer be a Conservative Party donor, and declared his candidacy as an independent at the 2021 London mayoral election (which had been scheduled for 2020, before being postponed).[2] In March 2018, Mullins said he would financially support the Liberal Democrats to support their campaign to prevent Brexit.[5]
Personal life
He divorced his first wife, Lynda. He has since married Julie Anne Morris.[6][3]
His sons Scott, a director, and Samm, a plumber who manages Pimlico Plumbing & Heating Supplies, work for the company.[7]
Works
- Bog-Standard Business: How I Took the Plunge and Became the Millionaire Plumber, 2015,288pp, ISBN 978-1784183356, John Blake Publishing Ltd.
References
- ^ a b "Charlie Mullins net worth". Spear's. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f ""We need a stronger leader": Charlie Mullins, the millionaire plumber, pulls Tory funding". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "A-list clients and Dubai escapes – the norm for Pimlico Plumbers boss". realbusiness.co.uk. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ O'Carroll, Lisa (5 October 2018). "Millionaire refuses to take down 'Bollocks to Brexit' poster". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ Santolo, Alessandra Scotto di (2 March 2018). "'We need to back out!' Charlie Mullins vows to donate millions to Lib Dems to STOP Brexit". Daily Express. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Brown, David (20 February 2016). "Self made supporter of the apprentice". Retrieved 26 January 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Plumbers at war over celebrity clients". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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