Malcolm Healey
Malcolm Healey | |
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| Born | Template:Birth year and age Kingston upon Hull, England |
| Occupation | Business magnate |
| Known for | Founder of Wren Kitchens, owner of West Retail Group |
Malcolm Stanley Healey (born June 1944) is a British business magnate.
Early life
Born in Kingston upon Hull, Healey and his brother, Eddie, share their origins in this city.
Career
Healey launched his professional journey working within his family's paint manufacturing enterprise.
In 1982, Healey's firm Humber Kitchens, together with MFI, purchased Hygena—a retailer specializing in kitchens and furniture—from Norcros. By 1987, MFI had secured complete ownership by acquiring Healey's stake for £200 million.
Following this, Healey relocated to the United States where he established Mill's Pride, a kitchen manufacturing company. He later sold this business for £800 million before returning to the United Kingdom. Throughout the 1990s, he resided in Palm Beach, Florida.
In 2009, he set up Wren Living (currently known as Wren Kitchens), a company focused on kitchen production and retail. By early 2019, it operated 82 showrooms across the UK and reported an annual revenue of £490 million in 2018.
By 2020, Healey's West Retail Group had acquired ownership of the online electronics vendor Ebuyer.
Healey has contributed substantially to the Conservative Party, donating £250,000 soon after Boris Johnson assumed the prime ministership in 2019, with total contributions amounting to £2.21 million since 2017.
According to the 2021 Sunday Times Rich List, Healey and his family were ranked as the 70th wealthiest in the UK, with an estimated fortune of £1.43 billion.
Personal life
Healey is the proprietor of Warter Priory, a sprawling 12,000-acre estate near Pocklington, which he purchased in 1998 for approximately £48 million. The property features around 50 shooting drives and was appraised at over £1 billion by 2023.
He fathered three children. In a tragic event in 2005, his daughter Suzy was found strangled at her rural residence. Her former fiancé, Richard Holtby, was convicted of manslaughter and received an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence in 2006.