Charlie Mullins

Charlie Mullins
Born Sidney Charles Mullins
October 1952 (age 65–66)
London, England
Nationality British
Occupation Businessman
Known for Founder and CEO, Pimlico Plumbers
Net worth £70 million (September 2018)[1]
Spouse(s) Lynda Mullins
Julie Morris
Children 2 sons, 2 daughters

Sidney Charles Mullins OBE (born October 1952) is a British businessman, and the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, London's largest independent plumbing company.[2]

Early life

Sidney Charles Mullins was born in October 1952,[3] 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][4][5]

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 license plates, used on the company's vehicles, and perhaps worth £1.5 million.[4]

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.[5][6]

In January 2018, Mullins announced that he would no longer be a Tory Party donor, and declared his candidacy as an independent at the London mayoral election, 2020.[2] In March 2018, Mullins said he would financially support the Liberal Democrats to support their campaign to prevent Brexit.[7]

Personal life

Mullins famously owns three Bentleys: a Mulsanne (2015), a Continental GT (2016) and a Bentayga (2017) as well as a Porsche Cayenne. His favourite holiday destination is Dubai, he is also a regular visitor to Marbella in Spain where he owns 2 villas. [4]

He divorced his first wife, Lynda. He has since married Julie Anne Morris.[8][4]

His sons Scott, a director, and Samm, a plumber who manages Pimlico Plumbing & Heating Supplies, work for the company.[9][10]

Works

  • Bog-Standard Business: How I Took the Plunge and Became the Millionaire Plumber, 2015,288pp, ISBN 978-1784183356, John Blake Publishing Ltd.

References

  1. 1 2 "Charlie Mullins net worth". Spear's. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ""We need a stronger leader": Charlie Mullins, the millionaire plumber, pulls Tory funding". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sidney Charles MULLINS - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "A-list clients and Dubai escapes – the norm for Pimlico Plumbers boss". realbusiness.co.uk. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Here's the lowdown on Charlie Mullins - founder of Pimlico Plumbers and self-made millionaire". The Sun. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  6. ↑ O'Carroll, Lisa. "Millionaire refuses to take down 'Bollocks to Brexit' poster". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Santolo, Alessandra Scotto di (2018-03-02). "'We need to back out!' Charlie Mullins vows to donate millions to Lib Dems to STOP Brexit". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  8. ↑ Brown, David (20 February 2016). "Self made supporter of the apprentice". Retrieved 26 January 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Plumbers at war over celebrity clients". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins takes a pay cut...to £576,000". thisismoney.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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