Eddie Healey

Eddie Healey (born 22 April 1938) is a British entrepreneur.

He started work in his family's paint company, and soon started a DIY chain, Status Discount, which grew to have 63 stores in the north of England. In 1980, Status was sold to MFI, where Healey worked until 1982.

Healey bought a derelict site in Sheffield, where he built Meadowhall Shopping Centre. In 1999, he sold it to British Land for £1.17 billion, a profit of £420 million.

Healey and his wife Carol live at West Ella Hall, Kirk Ella, Yorkshire.

His son, Mark Healey, owns Blue Energy, a wind and solar power company.

For his 70th birthday party at the Dorchester Hotel in London, he spent £475,000, including £125,000 for a 45-minute set from Girls Aloud, and hired the comedians Russ Abbot and Bobby Davro.