PASTILLE ALAN, 47, FORTUNE: £0

ALAN has been on the Poor List from the start and has become something of an icon for down- and- coming aspirants to the List.

Slow- and- steady has been the key to Alan’s longevity.

In 2013, he managed to remain fast asleep as a former Kwik Save branch was demolished around him, and for much of 2017 he was not witnessed moving at all.

Legend has it in his Bolton hometown that Alan has wooden legs but real feet – a legend that fascinates and alarms local schoolchildren.

Alan is married with three children – Alex, Francis and Murgatroyd. His family live quietly in his unsound mind.