Bob Potter net worth at time of death

Bob Potter, OBE, best known as the owner of ‘home of darts’, the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, had an estimated net worth of $10 million at time of death. Potter passed away in his sleep following a short illness. He was 94 years.

Potter bought what came to be known as Lakeside Country Club in 1972 when it was still called ‘Wharfenden House’.

He then went on to double the hall within the area to 1000 seats, initially as a space to host comedians and musicians.

Potter built Lakeside in the 1970s, which quickly became a hub for entertainment in the UK and from 1986-2019, home to British Darts where he helped the sport of darts gain worldwide coverage and popularity even becoming lead sponsor from 2004-2019 and once again in 2022.

Lakeside Country Club eventually became one of the most iconic venues for world darts and remained just that for over 30 years.

Over the years, Potter mixed with royalty and showbiz figures at Lakeside, which he claimed was the inspiration behind Peter Kay’s TV comedy Phoenix Nights, whose character is named Brian Potter.