April 2008, net worth approx £100m.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article3797341.ece
So depending on whether you use the US or UK scale determines how close to a billionaire he really is....
US = 1,000,000,000 [One thousand Million]
UK = 1,000,000,000,000 [One million million]
But coming in at 784 on the rich list isn't that rich really....