Bill Adderley, founder of curtain and cushion retailer Dunelm Mill, saw his family's fortune more than double to £670m in one year. The Syston company enjoyed soaring profits during the recession as shoppers looked to save money by buying low-cost products. Mr Adderley, who lives near Uppingham, in Rutland, did not dispute the figures given in the Sunday Times Rich List – out tomorrow – but said: "We live normal lives. "I can honestly tell you getting to number one on the list doesn't mean anything to us. "I've not got a holiday house abroad. "I like to watch a bit of telly, play golf and do the sort of things you do. I like a takeaway and a pint, just like you." "I don't really do anything that big or exciting – I wish I could think of something. "I've got a couple of cars but most of the time I drive a Range Rover. "We don't spend our time hoping to get to number one on the Rich List. "We just hope for good health, like everyone else, and we want to stick at the business." Mr Adderley started Dunelm with his wife, Jean, on Leicester market, in 1979. Today, it has more than 100 stores and the company employs 400 people in Leicestershire and more than 6,000 nationally. Mr Adderley, who turns 61 this year, said he was sure the firm – now run by his son Will – would continue to grow. He said: "I want to say I'm very proud of the company and all the staff because it's a team effort." The Adderleys, who own 59% of Dunelm, were at 91st place on the Rich List for Britain and Ireland, up from 167th last year. Meanwhile, the county's building tycoons appeared to have enjoyed a revival after they saw hundreds of millions of pounds wiped from their fortunes a year ago. David Wilson, whose wealth fell by two-thirds to £265m in 2009 according to last year's list – much of it due to falling share values – has since enjoyed a 42% rise, to £375m. He is chairman of Ibstock construction firm Davidsons and his family fortune was the sixth largest in the East Midlands. John Bloor, the man behind Bloor Homes and Triumph Motorcycles, in Hinckley, was in seventh place after seeing his fortune increase by a quarter to £345m. It had plunged to £275m last year, from £475m in 2008. Sir David Samworth and family, who own Leicestershire food firm Samworth Brothers, were fifth in the East Midlands with £385m – up 12%. The family fortune of Shiraz Dharamshi Tejani, who founded tissue manufacturer LPC as a small factory in Norman Street, in Leicester's West End in 1980, soared by 50% to £135m. They shared 19th place in the region with the Duke of Rutland. The 2010 list said Freddie Linnett and the Murphy family – whose Charles Street Buildings property group rents properties to the Government – were now valued at £445m, down 1% from last year, and putting them in fourth place in the region. Sir Michael Bishop, former owner of Castle Donington airline BMI, was in 14th place in the region with a fortune of £200m, down from £280m. Englebert Humperdinck was jointly ranked 38th on the national music rich list with Oadby-born Queen bass player John Deacon. Both were worth £60m. Philip Beresford, who compiled the list, said: "Forget all the noughts on these people's bank balances. If these people are feeling more confident and are spending their money, the rest of us get richer, too."