THE Warburton family's wealth has been revealed as part of the Sunday Times Rich List.

The Bolton bakers were ranked joint 15th richest in the North West and joint 220th nationally.

The newspaper will say on Sunday that their fortune stands at an estimated £530 million.

The figures show their wealth has not changed in the last year.

Other wealthy North West people named include Tom Morris, the man behind the Liverpool-based Home Bargains discount store chain.

The business was started by 62-year-old Morris in 1976 when weekly takings were £85.

Today, the chain, which sells food and drink, cosmetics, toys and household goods, runs to 370 stores and profits last year stood at £147.1m.

The discount retailers sandwich property billionaire John Whittaker, in third place in the region. He owns the Trafford Centre, part of Intu Properties, and also Salford's MediaCityUK. His aviation group owns four airports, including Liverpool John Lennon.

Some of the biggest leaps in wealth in Britain have been seen in the North West in the past 12 months.

Fred and Peter Done, together with Philip Day, have seen their wealth rise by £300m, making Day a billionaire for the first time, while Mohsin and Zuber Issa have seen their wealth soar by £550m.

The Salford-born Done brothers own the Betfred bookmakers, but also have interests in insurance, sports promotion and a restaurant — they are now worth £1.3bn.

Day owns the Edinburgh Woollen Mill clothing operation, which also encompasses the Peacocks budget fashion chain, the Jane Norman women's fashion brand, and Ponden Mill, the home furnishings business.

The 50-year-old, who lives in Cumbria, saw profits hit £91.2m last year on sales of £562m, valuing the business at £1bn.

The Blackburn-based Issa brothers have seen the value of their Euro Garages fuel distribution group soar after a private equity group took a stake in the business last October, which valued it at £1.3bn.

THE 20 RICHEST IN THE NORTH WEST

1. The Duke of Westminster — £9.35bn

2. Tom Morris and family — £3.05bn

3. John Whittaker and family — £2.34bn

4. Simon, Bobby and Robin Arora — £1.92bn

5. Fred and Peter Done — £1.3bn

6. Lord Grantchester and the Moores family — £1.2bn

7. Philip Day — £1.05bn

8. Peter Jones and family — £791m

9. Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell — £760m

10. Trevor Hemmings — £725m

11. Mohsin and Zuber Issa — £700m

12. Henry Moser and family — £600m

13. Michael Oliver and family — £580m

14. The Sheppard family — £540m

15. The Walker family — £530m

15. The Warburton family — £530m

17. Bill Ainscough and family — £500m

17. John Hargreaves and family — £500m

19. Geoffrey Halstead and family — £487m

20. Michael Oglesby and family — £475m