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Posthumous giving · Bequests
Money left to UK parties in wills
712 declared donations from 30+ distinct estates totalling £46,482,847are flagged on the Electoral Commission register as bequests. These are gifts the donor cannot be asked about, made by people who have died after writing political loyalty into their will. The Conservatives hold the largest share by some margin; small parties depend disproportionately on individual large bequests: Sinn Féin’s six declared bequests average over £460k each.
By recipient party
| # | Recipient | Bequests | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservative and Unionist Party | 219 | £22,072,289 | £100,787 |
| 2 | Liberal Democrats | 142 | £5,027,961 | £35,408 |
| 3 | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 60 | £4,706,934 | £78,449 |
| 4 | Sinn Féin | 14 | £3,788,464 | £270,605 |
| 5 | Labour Party | 114 | £3,616,377 | £31,723 |
| 6 | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 36 | £1,441,907 | £40,053 |
| 7 | Green Party | 35 | £1,360,679 | £38,877 |
| 8 | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 12 | £1,336,802 | £111,400 |
| 9 | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 17 | £725,034 | £42,649 |
| 10 | British National Party [De-registered 08/01/16] | 25 | £715,972 | £28,639 |
| 11 | Communist Party of Britain | 9 | £449,885 | £49,987 |
| 12 | British National Party | 8 | £305,868 | £38,233 |
| 13 | Society of Conservative Lawyers | 4 | £231,747 | £57,937 |
| 14 | Hersham Village Society [De-registered 30/06/25] | 1 | £204,888 | £204,888 |
| 15 | Scottish Unionist Association Trust | 1 | £157,350 | £157,350 |
| 16 | Northern Campaign Group | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 17 | Alliance - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 18 | Conservative Christian Fellowship | 1 | £49,832 | £49,832 |
| 19 | Scottish Socialist Party | 1 | £34,492 | £34,492 |
| 20 | Ms Holly Lynch MP | 1 | £20,000 | £20,000 |
| 21 | Co-operative Party | 1 | £19,957 | £19,957 |
| 22 | The Campaign for British Influence in Europe Limited | 1 | £12,500 | £12,500 |
| 23 | Labour Women's Network | 1 | £12,000 | £12,000 |
| 24 | National Front [De-registered 01/11/14] | 1 | £6,170 | £6,170 |
| 25 | NO2EU [De-registered 01/11/14] | 6 | £740 | £123 |
Largest individual estates
| # | Donor (estate of) | Bequests | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord John Sainsbury | 2 | £10,201,685 |
| 2 | Mr William E Hampton | 12 | £3,412,866 |
| 3 | Mr Patrick H Gregory | 1 | £1,000,000 |
| 4 | Mr Gordon Peter Docherty | 3 | £960,000 |
| 5 | Mr Edwin G Morgan | 1 | £917,739 |
| 6 | Heather Coffey | 3 | £916,207 |
| 7 | Rosa Haden | 1 | £711,435 |
| 8 | John Faulkner (dec'd) | 2 | £625,000 |
| 9 | Ms Estelle Brownrig | 4 | £619,921 |
| 10 | Gerda Winder | 1 | £582,358 |
| 11 | Lord Paul Hamlyn | 1 | £500,000 |
| 12 | Kenneth W Richards | 1 | £452,513 |
| 13 | Joan Read | 4 | £434,908 |
| 14 | Mr George G Watson | 2 | £426,503 |
| 15 | Mr Albert Snape | 1 | £425,034 |
| 16 | Ms Joan L B Edwards | 1 | £420,576 |
| 17 | Mr Byron S Huson | 1 | £400,000 |
| 18 | Ms Kathlyn J T Baker | 1 | £354,958 |
| 19 | Ms Elizabeth known as Pegeen O'Sullivan | 1 | £338,550 |
| 20 | Hywel Vaughan Lewis | 1 | £330,000 |
| 21 | Mr Alec Kellaway | 3 | £325,022 |
| 22 | Morven Polson | 1 | £300,000 |
| 23 | Ms Teresa Winifred Mullaney | 1 | £300,000 |
| 24 | Mr George Hall | 1 | £295,000 |
| 25 | Dr Norman Allan | 2 | £294,083 |
| 26 | Ronald W Moore | 1 | £266,904 |
| 27 | Mr Peter Beak | 2 | £250,000 |
| 28 | Alexander G Stanford MBE | 2 | £241,927 |
| 29 | Ms Ann Pamela Thomas | 4 | £231,747 |
| 30 | Mr Elwyn Williams | 2 | £230,722 |