Colin Tennant, later Lord Glenconner, purchased the island with the intention of farming. The island was inhabited by a few local families who were principally fishermen and farmers.

There was little or no infrastructure at all, but as the farming scheme began to look unviable, Colin Tennant decided to develop the island. His vision was to create the ultimate tropical holiday home for a select few of his high-profile friends.

The Mustique Company was formed and approval was granted by the Government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines to establish a community. Hugo Money-Coutts was appointed Managing Director of the Mustique Company and he oversaw the development of the first villas designed by Oliver Messel and Arne Hasselqvist, and the construction and opening of the Bamboo Airport.

Thanks to Tennant’s genius for publicity, people and parties, the island attracted an increasingly glamorous and eclectic crowd who in turn fell in love with Mustique, buying land and building their dream holiday homes.

The original Basil’s Bar was established at its current site in Britannia Bay, with Basil Charles at the helm.

Hans Neumann led a consortium that purchased a controlling share of the Mustique Company from Colin Tennant with the express purpose of managing the ongoing planning and protecting the island from mass development.

Brian Alexander was appointed Managing Director. He oversaw much of the infrastructure development and villa construction until he retired in 2008.

The shareholder structure was established to ensure the island remained financially independent. It is the reason that the island community and development has prospered.

Throughout the 90s Mustique attracted a new wave of successful entrepreneurs and their families, who valued privacy above all things and wanted to get away from the public eye. Mustique became world renowned for its safety, security and the opportunity for friendships to be forged on the beach, on the tennis court and at dinner.

Roger Pritchard was appointed Managing Director of the Mustique Company. He has overseen all recent developments of the island including the management of the 500 support staff.

In 2018, The Mustique Company celebrated its 50th Anniversary with one of its legendary parties and a week-long period of festivities and events to mark the occasion.