years_active home_town net_worth nationality name parents article_title citizenship occupation
1960s -- present hammersmith , county of london , england gb 2014 -rrb- # '' ' 6.5 billion '' ' -lrb- british sir islands david rowat barclay brecqhou , sark , channel frederick barclay hugh and beatrice cecilia -lrb- née taylor -rrb- david and frederick barclay
 united kingdom businessmen
david and frederick barclay

sir david rowat barclay and sir frederick hugh barclay -lrb- both born 27 october 1934 -rrb- , commonly referred to as the `` barclay brothers '' , are british businessmen .
the identical twin brothers have very substantial business interests primarily in media , retail and property .
the `` sunday times rich list '' of 2015 estimated their wealth at # 6.5 billion .
they have earned a reputation for avoiding publicity , and are often described as reclusive .
sir david 's son , aidan , manages their uk businesses .
their businesses have been accused of tax avoidance , by placing assets under ownership of companies registered abroad and controlled through trusts .
their press holdings company owns `` the business '' and `` the spectator '' magazine .
the telegraph group limited titles are controlled via a wholly owned subsidiary , press acquisitions limited .
in 1993 the brothers bought the lease of the island of brecqhou , off the coast of sark , one of the smallest of the british channel islands .
