 In 2018, Coates was paid a £323 million, which included a 50 per cent share of a £92.5m company dividend.As of 2019, Coates is the highest paid chief executive of any UK company and one of the wealthiest woman in Britain according to the Sunday Times Rich list.Denise Coates was born the eldest daughter of Peter Coates, chairman of Stoke City F.C.