Reform UK — Full Donor Ranking (DonationWatch)
Reform UK — Full Donor Ranking (DonationWatch)
Source: DonationWatch, data from Electoral Commission. As of 8 June 2026.
Summary Statistics
- Total donations: £45,162,847.16
- Total donations (count): 362
- Average donation: £124,759.25
- Time period: Since 2010 (includes Brexit Party era)
Donor Type Breakdown
| Type | Amount | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | £39,629,927.99 | 88% |
| Company | £5,532,919.17 | 12% |
Key insight: Reform UK is overwhelmingly funded by individuals, not companies. This is unusual for UK political parties and reflects the "mega-donor" model.
Top Donors
| Rank | Donor | Amount | % of Total | Entity File | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Harborne | £25,190,000 | 56% | christopher-harborne.md |
Tether shareholder. Largest single donor in UK political history. |
| 2 | Ben Peter Delo | £4,000,000 | 9% | NEW — needs research | Unknown background. Massive donor. |
| 3 | Jeremy J Hosking | £1,718,000 | 4% | jeremy-hosking.md |
Marathon Asset Management (Jersey parent). Fossil fuel investor. |
| 4 | David John Grainger | £1,360,000 | 3% | NEW — needs research | Unknown background. |
| 5 | Leave Means Leave Ltd | £990,000 | 2% | NEW — needs research | Company donation. Brexit-era campaign group? |
| 6 | Nicholas A C Candy | £990,000 | 2% | NEW — needs research | Likely property developer Nick Candy? |
Offshore-Linked Donors (from Mirror/Good Law Project/Babelfish investigations)
Headline: 80% of Reform UK's £15m in 2025 donations linked to offshore tax havens.
| Donor | Amount | Offshore Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Harborne | £25.19m | Tether (El Salvador-based) |
| Jeremy Hosking | £1.72m | Marathon via MAM Investments (Jersey) |
| Andrew Perloff / Panther Securities | £45,000 | Portnard Ltd (Jersey parent) |
| Evans family / Evan Management Ltd | £200,000 | Jersey parent, Monaco residents |
| Margaret Hepburn / Hepburn Bio Care | £24,000 | Monaco resident |
| Tangerine Holdings Ltd | £50,000 | Rendell (Isle of Man parent) |
| Richard Tice (deputy leader) | N/A | Jersey offshore trust (personal) |
Research Priorities
High Priority — New Names to Investigate
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Ben Peter Delo (£4m)
- Who is he? Source of wealth?
- Companies House search: directorships, PSC records
- Electoral Commission: full donation history (other parties?)
- Is he offshore-linked?
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David John Grainger (£1.36m)
- Same questions as Delo
- Companies House search
- Background and business interests
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Nicholas A C Candy (£990k)
- Likely Nick Candy, the property billionaire (brother of Christian Candy)
- CPC Group (property development)
- Known high-society figure, married to Holly Valance
- Check Companies House and previous political donations
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Leave Means Leave Ltd (£990k)
- Company donation — who owns Leave Means Leave?
- Companies House search
- Brexit-era campaign group — connection to Leave.EU / Arron Banks?
- Is this a pass-through for other donors?
Medium Priority — Deeper Analysis
- Full offshore list: Babelfish claims 18 donors linked to offshore. Get the full list.
- Donation timeline: When did each major donor start giving? Clusters around elections?
- Donor overlap: Which of these donors also give to Tories, Heritage Party, UKIP?
- Company donations breakdown: The 12% company donations — which companies, who owns them?
Known Associations
Auto-generated from cross-references in this archive.
- Reform UK — 4 mentions · tagged
- Richard Tice — 1 mention · tagged
- Heritage Party — 1 mention
Tags
- brexit
- christopher-harborne
- donor
- far-right
- jeremy-hosking
- organisation
- reform-uk
- richard-tice
Sources
- DonationWatch: https://donation.watch/en/unitedkingdom/party/REFORM/donors
- Electoral Commission: https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/
- Mirror/Good Law Project (Sept 2024): "The offshore bonanza powering Reform's far-right rhetoric"
- Babelfish (2026): "80% of Reform Cash Linked to Tax Havens"
- Mirror (May 2026): "Reform UK handed almost £15m by offshore millionaires"
Last Updated
- Date: 2026-06-14
- Next actions:
- Ben Peter Delo deep dive
- David John Grainger deep dive
- Nicholas Candy confirmation and profile
- Leave Means Leave Ltd corporate structure
- Full offshore donor list