World champion Luke Littler has set up a new project away from the sport, which is expected to see him rake in a very heft bank balance, the Mirror can reveal
Darts sensation Luke Littler is aiming to hit the bullseye with his new side hustle – as he ventures into property development. We can reveal the 18-year-old world champ has set up a new firm.
It’s called D16 Property Group Ltd. Luke – whose nickname is The Nuke – has taken inspiration for the company’s name from his World Darts Championship win in January. That’s when he defeated Michael Van Gerwen with a winning throw from a double 16 to become the youngest ever PDC World Champion, aged just 17. According to filings, Luke is the sole shareholder in the investment firm.
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His agent Martin Foulds is named as director. It states the nature of business as “buying and selling of own real estate” – plus letting and management.
Luke moved into a fancy £6,000-a-month rental mansion in Warrington’s “Millionaire’s Row” last October. Taking his parents with him, they previously lived in a more modest £180,000 two-bed semi. The five-bedroom detached pad is in a leafy village on the outskirts of his hometown in Cheshire. It boasts a swimming pool, large garden, home cinema and six bathrooms.
Considered one of the most exciting young players darts has ever seen, Luke has enjoyed huge success since bursting on the scene at the World Darts Championship in 2023. Since then, he’s won more than £1.5million in prize money and another £1.5 million from other events – plus his lucrative sponsorship deals and telly appearance on top of that.
A source said: “A multi-millionaire at just 18, Luke’s earning potential knows no bounds. It comes as no surprise he wants to invest in property, like a lot of successful businessmen and sportspeople do.”
Luke has just returned from the US, where he was competing in the US Darts Masters. The world number two was sent packing in the quarter-final.
The opportunities just keep rolling in for Luke, who is topping the bill at the first pro and celebrity darts match of its kind in London’s Hyde Park. Luke will play alongside Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Fallon Sherrock – along with singer Olly Murs, radio Roman Kemp, footballer-turned-presenter Dion Dublin and actor Joe Swash on Tuesday.
Luke was awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List last month for his services to darts. One person who wasn’t impressed was darts legend Dennis Priestley, who said he and fellow player Luke Humpries hadn’t “done enough to earn their MBEs just yet.” “Littler has been recognised for raising the popularity of darts which is great, but he can still do so much more. If he is getting an MBE this soon then you’d have to think he is on the right path to a knighthood, nothing would surprise me now.”
Littler responded in an Instagram post: “Don’t deserve the MBE but done more in 12 months than he ever did…that’s what I would say anyway.”
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