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The Ten Highest Paid British Residents
| Rank n the rating |
Name |
Source of income |
Income in 2003 (£ million) |
| 1 |
Roman Abramovich |
Income from Sibneft shares and sale of a block of Aeroflot shares |
564 |
| 2 |
John Caudwell |
Income from shares of the Phones 4U telecommunications company and
sale of its subsidiary Singlepoint |
397 |
| 3 |
Michael Cornish |
Sale of shares of Linpac packaging company |
203 |
| 4 |
Phillip Green |
Retail business |
171 |
| 5 |
Joan Rowling |
Copyright on characters in the Harry Potter books |
125 |
| 6 |
Bill Archer |
Retail business |
73.8 |
| 7 |
John Fredricksen |
Oil transport |
68.5 |
| 8 |
Lynn Wilson |
Real estate and construction |
47 |
| 9 |
Patrick Moores |
Retail business |
43.4 |
| 10 |
Paul Drayson |
Sale of Powderject Pharmaceuticals |
42.4 |
Source: Sunday Times
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