Political donations disclosed late

UK law gives political parties and parliamentary recipients 30 days to report large donations to the Electoral Commission. 13,966 declared donations over £1,500 show a gap of more than 90 days between acceptance and disclosure, worth £362,081,090 in total. The longest gaps run to more than a decade.

90 to 180 days

11,361

donations

180 to 365 days

1,591

donations

1 to 2 years

928

donations

over 2 years

86

donations

Recipients with the most late disclosures

#	Recipient	Late donations	Total	Worst gap
1	Conservative and Unionist Party	5134	£112,079,106	901 days
2	Labour Party	3798	£130,662,457	1,021 days
3	Liberal Democrats	2317	£22,282,537	1,512 days
4	Green Party	281	£2,186,224	1,504 days
5	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	229	£4,004,489	388 days
6	Reform UK	190	£25,339,929	552 days
7	Scottish National Party (SNP)	136	£7,414,827	369 days
8	Vote Leave Limited	115	£9,595,853	326 days
9	Co-operative Party	111	£3,144,538	333 days
10	The In Campaign Ltd	96	£11,641,550	317 days
11	Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	90	£1,701,624	1,447 days
12	Sinn Féin	87	£1,295,302	309 days
13	SDLP (Social Democratic & Labour Party)	64	£583,580	524 days
14	No Campaign Limited	40	£1,505,300	429 days
15	Conservatives IN Ltd	39	£913,564	373 days
16	People Before Profit	37	£70,742	361 days
17	Scottish Green Party	35	£178,768	1,484 days
18	Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.	35	£521,888	147 days
19	ThinkLabour Limited	31	£811,992	1,323 days
20	Traditional Unionist Voice - TUV	31	£70,310	183 days
21	Alliance - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	30	£183,941	300 days
22	Women's Equality Party [De-registered 31/12/24]	29	£450,260	320 days
23	Better Together 2012 Ltd	26	£1,912,018	436 days
24	Best for Britain Limited	26	£1,173,500	352 days
25	Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol [De-registered 03/11/16]	25	£127,422	563 days
26	Yes in May 2011 Ltd	22	£1,145,074	295 days
27	Mr Andy Street	20	£143,034	379 days
28	European Movement of the UK Ltd	19	£289,994	234 days
29	Mr Tim Farron MP	17	£268,713	365 days
30	The Reclaim Party	17	£705,627	120 days

Longest delays · top 50

Donor	Recipient	Accepted	Reported	Gap	Amount
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2001-02-16	2014-05-15	4,836 days	£2,474
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2001-11-01	2014-05-15	4,578 days	£3,500
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2002-11-01	2014-05-15	4,213 days	£3,500
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2004-11-01	2014-05-15	3,482 days	£3,500
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2006-11-01	2014-05-15	2,752 days	£3,800
Mr John Robert Walton	British National Party	2016-10-03	2022-10-13	2,201 days	£26,720
Mr John Robert Walton	British National Party	2016-10-03	2022-10-13	2,201 days	£12,618
Mr Dennis Stanley Radmore	British National Party	2016-11-08	2022-10-13	2,165 days	£9,429
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2008-11-01	2014-05-15	2,021 days	£3,800
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2009-11-01	2014-05-15	1,656 days	£3,800
Glasgow Unionist Association Trust	Scottish Unionist Association Trust	2014-02-06	2018-07-25	1,630 days	£50,000
Cambridgeshire CC Lib Dem Council Group	Liberal Democrats	2018-09-04	2022-10-25	1,512 days	£2,772
Mr Richard Bennett	Green Party	2021-06-16	2025-07-29	1,504 days	£2,100
Ministry of Sound Ltd	Liberal Democrats	2009-06-29	2013-07-29	1,491 days	£2,441
Scottish Parliament Corporate Body	Scottish Green Party	2016-03-21	2020-04-13	1,484 days	£14,805
House of Commons	Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	2014-05-08	2018-04-24	1,447 days	£106,031
Express Taxation and Accountancy Services Ltd	Mr Virendra Kumar Sharma MP	2012-05-14	2016-01-05	1,331 days	£6,000
Martin Taylor	ThinkLabour Limited	2017-06-20	2021-02-02	1,323 days	£18,000
Mr John Longhurst	Mr Nigel Farage	2010-11-01	2014-05-15	1,291 days	£3,800
Ms Ann Pamela Thomas	Society of Conservative Lawyers	2010-06-29	2013-11-21	1,241 days	£40,459
Matthew A Oakeshott	Liberal Democrats	2019-12-07	2023-04-27	1,237 days	£5,000
Suffolk County Council Lib Dem Group	Liberal Democrats	2021-04-04	2024-07-29	1,212 days	£2,000
Mr Richard Bennett	Green Party	2022-04-07	2025-07-29	1,209 days	£1,546
Roy Knight (dec'd)	Liberal Democrats	2020-11-19	2024-01-31	1,168 days	£8,302
Sir Cameron Mackintosh	Mr David Warburton	2019-12-05	2023-02-10	1,163 days	£25,000
AT&T ISTEL	Liberal Democrats	2014-09-02	2017-10-30	1,154 days	£9,481
Mr Trevor Chinn	ThinkLabour Limited	2017-12-11	2021-02-02	1,149 days	£12,500
South Cambs Lib Dem Council Group	Liberal Democrats	2019-09-17	2022-10-25	1,134 days	£10,000
House of Commons	Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	2015-03-23	2018-04-24	1,128 days	£6,467
New Forest Lib Dem Council Group	Liberal Democrats	2022-07-26	2025-07-29	1,099 days	£3,000
Newcastle upon Tyne Lib Dem Council Group	Liberal Democrats	2014-04-29	2017-04-28	1,095 days	£5,000
Paul Myners	ThinkLabour Limited	2018-03-15	2021-03-12	1,093 days	£25,000
Scottish Parliament Corporate Body	Scottish Green Party	2017-04-26	2020-04-13	1,083 days	£9,726
Friends of Sinn Fein	Michelle O'Neill	2022-03-13	2025-02-26	1,081 days	£1,725
Electoral Reform Society Limited	Vote For A Change Ltd	2009-05-31	2012-05-08	1,073 days	£3,683
Electoral Reform Society Limited	Vote For A Change Ltd	2009-05-31	2012-05-08	1,073 days	£365,860
Electoral Reform Society Limited	Vote For A Change Ltd	2009-05-31	2012-05-08	1,073 days	£142,934
Electoral Reform Society Limited	Vote For A Change Ltd	2009-05-31	2012-05-08	1,073 days	£14,686
Martin Taylor	ThinkLabour Limited	2018-02-28	2021-02-02	1,070 days	£20,000
Mr Richard Bennett	Green Party	2022-08-26	2025-07-29	1,068 days	£2,702
The Electoral Commission	Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	2015-05-28	2018-04-24	1,062 days	£99,415
Mr Richard Greer	ThinkLabour Limited	2018-04-10	2021-02-02	1,029 days	£5,000
Viacom UK	Mr John Whittingdale MP	2013-11-09	2016-08-31	1,026 days	£1,529
Whipton and Pinhoe Labour Club	Labour Party	2010-07-13	2013-04-29	1,021 days	£4,000
Mr Richard Bennett	Green Party	2022-10-14	2025-07-29	1,019 days	£2,738
Ms Ann Pamela Thomas	Society of Conservative Lawyers	2011-02-10	2013-11-21	1,015 days	£126,500
St. Ives Liberal Hall Trust	Liberal Democrats	2021-04-30	2024-01-31	1,006 days	£5,000
Newcastle upon Tyne Lib Dem Council Group	Liberal Democrats	2014-07-29	2017-04-28	1,004 days	£4,000
House of Commons	Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	2015-07-26	2018-04-24	1,003 days	£18,310
South Cambs Lib Dem Council Group	Liberal Democrats	2021-05-05	2024-01-31	1,001 days	£5,000

Calculated from Electoral Commission donations register: reported_date minus accepted_date, filtered to donations > £1,500 with a gap of more than 90 days. The statutory deadline of 30 days applies to most registered parties and parliamentary recipients; thresholds vary by donee type.