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Sir Arnold Clark

He may be 79, but Clark shows no sign of retiring and still monitors his empire. The Glasgow-based Arnold Clark organisation yielded profits of £54m on £1.7 billion sales in 2005. With the value of car dealers lifted by takeover activity in the City, the business is easily worth £370m. We add £15m for other assets.