Atkinson also owns a production company called Hindmeck which is said to have netted him millions behind the scenes.
According to The Independent, the company was bringing in £1.9 million a year back in 1997.
At that time, the comic was the sole director of the company and his then wife, Sunetra, was the company secretary; he paid himself a salary of £1.34 million per year.
The 1997 article also revealed that Atkinson was a director for Tiger Television, which made a pre-tax profit of £451,000 and of Tiger Aspect Productions, which made £960,000.
