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Late-disclosed political donations

UK law gives political parties and parliamentary recipients 30 days to report large donations to the Electoral Commission. 12,868 declared donations over £1,500 show a gap of more than 90 days between acceptance and disclosure, worth £313,803,388 in total. The longest gaps run to more than a decade.

90-180 days
10,529
donations
180-365 days
1,373
donations
1-2 years
883
donations
over 2 years
83
donations

Recipients with the most late disclosures

#RecipientLate donationsTotalWorst gap
1Conservative and Unionist Party4746£91,364,476901 days
2Labour Party3633£123,786,4721,021 days
3Liberal Democrats2010£19,930,9831,512 days
4Green Party255£2,005,7871,504 days
5UK Independence Party (UKIP)228£3,981,854388 days
6Reform UK171£22,439,858580 days
7Scottish National Party (SNP)141£6,941,101369 days
8Co-operative Party134£2,856,455333 days
9Vote Leave Limited90£8,787,000317 days
10Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales81£1,271,8691,447 days
11Sinn Féin81£1,254,317309 days
12The In Campaign Ltd63£5,042,422317 days
13SDLP (Social Democratic & Labour Party)62£484,130193 days
14No Campaign Limited40£1,505,300429 days
15Scottish Green Party33£148,7111,083 days
16Conservatives IN Ltd32£834,564373 days
17Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P.32£535,465147 days
18Labour Together31£811,9921,323 days
19People Before Profit31£61,017361 days
20Traditional Unionist Voice - TUV31£70,211183 days
21Alliance - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland30£183,839299 days
22Best for Britain Limited27£1,183,500352 days
23Better Together 2012 Ltd26£1,912,018436 days
24Women's Equality Party [De-registered 31/12/24]23£239,344320 days
25Yes in May 2011 Ltd22£1,145,074295 days
26Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol [De-registered 03/11/16]20£91,822563 days
27Mr Andy Street18£136,523379 days
28Mr Tim Farron MP16£240,772365 days
29The Reclaim Party16£699,177120 days
30British National Party [De-registered 08/01/16]15£488,729930 days

Longest delays · top 50

DonorRecipientAcceptedReportedGapAmount
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2001-02-162014-05-154,836 days£2,474
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2001-11-012014-05-154,578 days£3,500
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2002-11-012014-05-154,213 days£3,500
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2004-11-012014-05-153,482 days£3,500
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2006-11-012014-05-152,752 days£3,800
Mr John Robert WaltonBritish National Party2016-10-032022-10-132,201 days£12,618
Mr John Robert WaltonBritish National Party2016-10-032022-10-132,201 days£26,720
Mr Dennis Stanley RadmoreBritish National Party2016-11-082022-10-132,165 days£9,429
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2008-11-012014-05-152,021 days£3,800
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2009-11-012014-05-151,656 days£3,800
Glasgow Unionist Association TrustScottish Unionist Association Trust2014-02-062018-07-251,630 days£50,000
Cambridgeshire CC Lib Dem Council GroupLiberal Democrats2018-09-042022-10-251,512 days£2,772
Mr Richard BennettGreen Party2021-06-162025-07-291,504 days£2,100
Ministry of Sound LtdLiberal Democrats2009-06-292013-07-291,491 days£2,441
House of CommonsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales2014-05-082018-04-241,447 days£106,031
Express Taxation and Accountancy Services LtdMr Virendra Kumar Sharma MP2012-05-142016-01-051,331 days£6,000
Martin TaylorLabour Together2017-06-202021-02-021,323 days£18,000
Mr John LonghurstMr Nigel Farage2010-11-012014-05-151,291 days£3,800
Ms Ann Pamela ThomasSociety of Conservative Lawyers2010-06-292013-11-211,241 days£40,459
Matthew A OakeshottLiberal Democrats2019-12-072023-04-271,237 days£5,000
Suffolk County Council Lib Dem GroupLiberal Democrats2021-04-042024-07-291,212 days£2,000
Suffolk County Council Lib Dem GroupLiberal Democrats2021-04-042024-07-291,212 days£2,000
Mr Richard BennettGreen Party2022-04-072025-07-291,209 days£1,546
Mr Richard BennettGreen Party2022-05-102025-07-291,176 days£1,661
Roy Knight (dec'd)Liberal Democrats2020-11-192024-01-311,168 days£8,302
AT&T ISTELLiberal Democrats2014-09-022017-10-301,154 days£9,481
Mr Trevor ChinnLabour Together2017-12-112021-02-021,149 days£12,500
South Cambs Lib Dem Council GroupLiberal Democrats2019-09-172022-10-251,134 days£10,000
House of CommonsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales2015-03-232018-04-241,128 days£6,467
New Forest Lib Dem Council GroupLiberal Democrats2022-07-262025-07-291,099 days£3,000
Newcastle upon Tyne Lib Dem Council GroupLiberal Democrats2014-04-292017-04-281,095 days£5,000
Paul MynersLabour Together2018-03-152021-03-121,093 days£25,000
Scottish Parliament Corporate BodyScottish Green Party2017-04-262020-04-131,083 days£9,726
Friends of Sinn FeinMichelle O'Neill2022-03-132025-02-261,081 days£1,725
Electoral Reform Society LimitedVote For A Change Ltd2009-05-312012-05-081,073 days£14,686
Electoral Reform Society LimitedVote For A Change Ltd2009-05-312012-05-081,073 days£142,934
Electoral Reform Society LimitedVote For A Change Ltd2009-05-312012-05-081,073 days£3,683
Electoral Reform Society LimitedVote For A Change Ltd2009-05-312012-05-081,073 days£365,860
Martin TaylorLabour Together2018-02-282021-02-021,070 days£20,000
Mr Richard BennettGreen Party2022-08-262025-07-291,068 days£2,702
The Electoral CommissionPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales2015-05-282018-04-241,062 days£99,415
Mr Richard GreerLabour Together2018-04-102021-02-021,029 days£5,000
Viacom UKMr John Whittingdale MP2013-11-092016-08-311,026 days£1,529
Whipton and Pinhoe Labour ClubLabour Party2010-07-132013-04-291,021 days£4,000
Mr Richard BennettGreen Party2022-10-142025-07-291,019 days£2,738
Ms Ann Pamela ThomasSociety of Conservative Lawyers2011-02-102013-11-211,015 days£126,500
St. Ives Liberal Hall TrustLiberal Democrats2021-04-302024-01-311,006 days£5,000
Newcastle upon Tyne Lib Dem Council GroupLiberal Democrats2014-07-292017-04-281,004 days£4,000
House of CommonsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales2015-07-262018-04-241,003 days£18,310
Mr Trevor ChinnLabour Together2018-05-282021-02-02981 days£12,500

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 30-day statutory deadline applies to most registered parties and parliamentary recipients; thresholds vary by donee type.