| Trevor Hemmings CVO | |
|---|---|
| Born | Trevor James Hemmings 11 June 1935 (age 76) London, England |
| Residence | Isle of Man Jersey Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Owning Blackpool Tower (until 2010) |
| Home town | London, England |
| Net worth | £900m (est.)[1] |
| Spouse | Eve |
| Children | 4 |
Trevor James Hemmings CVO (born 11 June 1935[2]) is a British businessman, he was born in London, and grew up in Leyland, Lancashire He currently resides in the Isle of Man, but has homes in Jersey and Ireland.
Hemmings owns over 100 racehorses, the most notable being Hedgehunter[3], who won the 2005 Grand National at Aintree along with Ballabriggs[4]in 2011.[5] He has many other horses which run in high class races throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, many in training with Jonjo O'Neill and Donald McCain, Jr. in England; and with Willie Mullins in Ireland. Hemmings has owned many talented horses but his best would include Hedgehunter; Trabolgan, winner of the Royal & SunAlliance Chase and Hennessy Gold Cup in 2005; and Alberta's Run, who also triumphed in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase (2008) and the Ryanair Chase in 2010,2011, as well as running second to Kauto Star in the 2008 King George VI Chase.Most recently Hemmings owned the winner of the 2011 Aintree Grand National - Ballabriggs trained by Donald McCain Jnr.
From 1995 to the present day, his home town football club Chorley FC has been owned by part of his vast business empire; between 2000 and 2004, he was the backer of Chorley Lynx rugby league team and since 2011 he has also owned Preston North End. It is also reported that he has/had shares in Rangers and Charlton Athletic.
He is also known for his philanthropy as he provided the funds for the S.A.F.E centre, a project helping the victims of sexual violence in Preston, Lancashire.[6]
In 1999 he established the TJH Foundation (Charity Number 1077311) which generously supports Inter-national, National, Regional and Local Charities.
He was also the Vice President of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and a passionate supporter of carers' cause.
In June 2011, Trevor embarked on the development of the Ramsey Park Hotel on Mooragh Estate in Isle Of Man. The hotel is expected to be completed in mid 2012.[7]
Hemmings was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for his service with the Princess Royal Trust for Carers.[8]