Deborah Meaden

Quick Facts

Full Name	Deborah Meaden
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1959(1959-02-11)
Age	65
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Deborah Meaden Biography

Deborah Meaden is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on February 11, 1959 in England, United Kingdom. Acquired fame on the reality show as a long-time investor in Dragons’ Den. BBC Two series Dragons’ Den. She earned a lot of money through her family’s holiday business.

Her appearance was accompanied by Hilary Devey as an actor on Dragon’s Den for the show’s ninth season.

Meaden met her husband, Paul, in summer 1985, while he worked at Weststar during his university break. They separated, but after she took a trip to Venezuela, she returned to London and they married in 1993. The couple have no children and live in a period property near Langport in Somerset with numerous animals. Meaden bought the property in 2006 after selling her Weststar Holidays business for £33m. Since then, the house has undergone extensive renovations using period accurate materials. Meaden said: “We have done it up in an ethical way, restoring whatever we can using traditional materials. That has cost us at least twice as much as it needed to. I always say: we were lucky to find our home, and it was lucky to find us. I do not know anybody in their right mind who would have spent the money on it we have – far more than we will ever get back.”

In 1988, Meaden joined her family’s business to run its amusement arcade operations and in 1992, joined Weststar Holidays, a family holiday park operator based in Exeter, Devon, with its major sites in South West England. In 1999, she led a management buyout and acquired the majority shareholding. By the time she sold the company six years later, Weststar was providing holidays for more than 150,000 people each year with an EBITDA in excess of £11m. In 2005, she made a partial exit when Weststar was sold in a deal worth £33 million to Phoenix Equity Partners, and, in August 2007, her remaining stake of 23% in Weststar Holidays was liquidated when the firm was sold to Alchemy Partners for £83m, valuing her stake at about £19m.

She got married to Paul Meaden in 1993. They didn’t have children.

Deborah Meaden Net Worth

Deborah Meaden is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Deborah Meaden 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her first business was founded which was an agency for exports at the age of 19 in Italy.

Her personal wealth was of more than $40 million. She was also a part of the 11th season of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One.

Deborah Sonia Meaden (born 1959) is an English businesswoman who ran a multimillion-pound family holiday business, before completing a management buyout, but is now best known for her appearances on the BBC Two business programme Dragons’ Den.

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Who is Deborah Meaden Dating?

According to our records, Deborah Meaden married to Paul Meaden. As of December 1, 2023, Deborah Meaden’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2009, Meaden acquired Fox Brothers – a West Country textile mill established in 1772 and still based in Wellington, Somerset – along with fellow shareholder, Douglas Cordeaux, former design director at Pepe Jeans London. She was also involved in a collaboration with BBC conductor Charles Hazlewood, ‘Play the Field’, a weekend of classical music on Charles’s farm in Somerset over the August bank holiday weekend 2009. In October 2011, Meaden launched ‘The Merchant Fox’, an online store selling British-made luxury goods with provenance.

Facts & Trivia

Deborah Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Deborah Meaden celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

Meaden took part in the eleventh series of the BBC One dancing show Strictly Come Dancing, which began on 7 September 2013 and was partnered with professional dancer Robin Windsor. She was eliminated from the show on 26 October.

Top Facts about Deborah Meaden

1. Deborah Meaden is a British businesswoman and TV personality.
2. She was born on February 11, 1959 in Somerset, England.
3. Meaden studied at Brighton Technical College and left at age 19 to start her own business.
4. She became a millionaire by the age of 30 through her family’s holiday park business.
5. Meaden is best known for her role as an investor on the BBC show “Dragon’s Den.”
6. She has invested in over 60 businesses throughout her career.
7. In addition to her work on “Dragon’s Den,” Meaden has also appeared on other TV shows such as “Strictly Come Dancing” and “The Apprentice: You’re Fired!”
8. Meaden is an advocate for sustainable business practices and environmental causes.
9. Her net worth is estimated to be around £40 million ($52 million USD).
10. Meaden was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2010 for services to entrepreneurship and charity work.

How did Deborah Meaden become rich?

A Dragon since Series 3, Deborah’s business sense emerged at age 19 when she launched a glass and ceramics import company, supplying stores including Harvey Nichols. She later took on a franchise for Italian clothing company Stefanel and a prize bingo concession at Butlin’s.

What is Deborah Meadens net worth?

Net Worth: $60 Million
Date of Birth:| Feb 11, 1959 (63 years old)
Gender:| Female
Profession:| Businessperson, Investor, Entrepreneur, Actor
Nationality:| United Kingdom

What did Deborah Meaden do to her arm?

Deborah Meaden revealed last year that she fractured her wrist in a horse- riding accident. The Somerset-based entrepreneur has appeared on the latest series of Dragons’ Den with a cast on her wrist.

Who has been most successful on Dragons Den?

With an original investment of £100,000 from Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis , this portable whiteboard roll became a smash hit. The Magic Whiteboard was created by husband and wife Neil and Laura Westwood and has since become the two Dragons’ most successful investment.

Who has invested the most on Dragons Den?

According to Merchant Money: The Dragon ho invested the most times per episode was Theo Paphitis , with 42 investments over 78 episodes. He was closely followed by Peter Jones, James Caan and Deborah Meaden, who all invested, on average, once in every two episodes.