Charlie Mullins


Sidney Charles Mullins is a British businessman, and the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, London's largest independent plumbing company.

Early life

Mullins is the son of a factory worker father and a bartender and cleaner mother. When he was born, they "lived in a couple of rooms in Camden", before moving to the Rockingham Estate in London's Elephant and Castle, where he grew up, and left school at 15 with no qualifications.

Career

Mullins was apprenticed to a local plumber at age 15, and started his own business in 1979, operating from a basement in Pimlico.
He is known for his collection of plumbing-themed licence plates, used on the company's vehicles, and perhaps worth £1.5 million.
As of September 2018, Mullins has an estimated net worth of £70 million.

Politics

Pimlico Plumbers donated £22,735 to the Conservative Party in 2015, and Mullins donated more than £48,000, in the two years to July 2017. He was a business adviser to David Cameron and George Osborne, and has been a vocal critic of Brexit.
In January 2018, Mullins announced that he would no longer be a Conservative Party donor, and declared his candidacy as an independent at the 2021 London mayoral election. In March 2018, Mullins said he would financially support the Liberal Democrats to support their campaign to prevent Brexit.

Personal life

He divorced his first wife, Lynda. He has since married Julie Anne Morris.
His sons Scott, a director, and Samm, a plumber who manages Pimlico Plumbing & Heating Supplies, work for the company.

Works