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Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE (born 2 February 1949) [1] is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, and property. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den. He was appointed an OBE for his contribution to charity ...
As of December 2023, Bannatyne has 69 health clubs, 45 spas and three hotels across the UK. [6] On 9 August 2006, Bannatyne Fitness Ltd acquired the LivingWell Premier Health club chain from the Hilton Hotel UK Group. [7] The company also bought Clarice House and Xpect Leisure in 2015, growing its membership by 14% over the year to 186,456. [2]
Andrew Bannatyne, Scottish-Canadian politician, 1829–1889; Very Rev Colin Bannatyne (1849-1920) twice Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland; Duncan Bannatyne, 1949 –, Scottish entrepreneur; George Bannatyne, 1545–1608, collector of Scottish poems; James Bannatyne, 1975 –, New Zealand football player
In 2010 the company went onto the television show Dragons' Den on BBC Two to ask for financial backing, Duncan Bannatyne agreed to invest £200,000 for 10%. [1] In 2011 Bannatyne announced that The Wand Company had grossed £1 million in the first year.
Savage Digital Ltd was a record label that was originally known as RKA Records, then as Bannatyne Music. [1] It was first established in October 2010 by Ryan Ashmore and Liam Webb, and received investment on the BBC TV Show Dragons Den .
The Sunday Times Rich List 2008 was published on 27 April 2008. [1]Since 1989 the UK national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times (sister paper to The Times) has published an annual magazine supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List.
In 2010 he married Abi Bannatyne, daughter of entrepreneur and media personality Duncan Bannatyne. The wedding took place just outside Cannes and was featured on Dragon's Den – What Happened Next – Duncan Bannatyne, in September 2010. He joined Bristol for the second time on Thursday 21 October. [1]
Duncan Bannatyne – entrepreneur, panel member of BBC Two's Dragons' Den and owner of Bannatyne Health and Fitness clubs; Jacqueline Gold – Managing Director of Ann Summers and daughter of David Gold, the co-chairman of West Ham United F.C. Simon Jordan – mobile phone entrepreneur and the then owner of Crystal Palace F.C.