Peter Done

Early life Done was born in Salford, Lancashire, England on 6 February 1947. Done has three siblings, including Fred Done. He attended Trafford Road School in Salford and Winton Senior School in Eccles, Greater Manchester. At 17, Done managed a betting shop for another company. "You weren't even allowed in betting shops until you were 18, and I was managing one at 17". At age 21, he acquired his own shop in Pendleton, England.

Conflict of interest with Health Assured

In January 2020, Done and his brother came under public scrutiny after reports emerged that Health Assured, another company the two owned, was earning millions of pounds through government contracts to provide gambling addiction treatment for public sector workers. The arrangement prompted conflict of interest allegations from NHS chief Claire Murdoch and a number of MPs.

Peninsula In 1983 Done and his brother co-founded Professional Personnel and Management Services Limited after having to pay £9,000 to settle an employment tribunal.

In 2013, Done injected a cash investment of £1.6 million to improve and develop the HROnline app. This app helped employers manage different types of human resource activities such as sickness, employment, holidays, and lateness recording.

As of 2021, Done is the founder and current managing director of Peninsula. The Canadian Peninsula branch houses over 200 employees, 3,000 clients, and operates in nine Canadian provinces (Peninsula Team, 2020). In 2023, the business hit £100 million profit for the first time,

Charity Done, along with his brother, have charitable trusts set up. Their main donations are to children's hospitals and children's charities. They once donated one day's worth of Betfred profits to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital during the Cheltenham Festival.

Done and the Peninsula Group reached their £2 million fundraising target at the end of 2022 and vowed to help the hospital further with an additional £1 million pledge in 2023.

In April 2024, a new charity partnership was announced between Peninsula Group and Air Ambulances UK, DEBRA UK and Together for Short Lives. The company pledged to raise £3m over three years for the three charities.

Awards and accolades In 2015, Done was shortlisted for the Service Industries award by the Great British Entrepreneur awards.

In 2019, Done was awarded the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award.

Personal life

Done lives in Salford.

According to the Sunday Times Rich List in May 2025, his and his family's net worth is £2.915 billion.

In February 2026, Peter Done was named at the top of the Sunday Times Tax list with an estimated £401.1 million.