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Around £4.5 million (£4,442,092) in donations to registered campaigners at the EU Referendum have been reported to the Electoral Commission in this fourth and final pre-poll donations and loans report.

The fourth pre-poll report covers the period from 10 June to 22 June, the last day of campaigning before polling day on 23 June. Of the 102 registered campaigners on 29 June when the fourth reports were due, there were 17 with reportable donations received.

Over the course of the period covered by pre-poll reporting requirements, which began on 1 February, registered campaigners have reported a total of £31,834,885 in donations. This includes £14,276,376 donations for those campaigning for ‘Remain’ and £17,558,509 donations for those campaigning for ‘Leave’.

In total over the same period, campaigners have reported loans and credit facilities of £6,103,940 - £93,940 for ‘Remain’ and £6,010,000 for ‘Leave’.

Donations reported in the fourth pre-poll period:

Outcome: Remain

• Best For Our Future Ltd - £245,000
• Conservatives IN Ltd - £84,000
• DDB UK Limited - £25,000
• Social Market Foundation - £12,500
• The In Campaign Ltd (‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ – designated lead campaigner) - £1,689,845
• Virgin Management Limited - £210,000
• We Are Europe - £76,000

Total: £2,342,345

Outcome: Leave

• Brexit Express - £145,796
• Democracy Movement - £422,807
• Global Britain Limited - £233,329
• Grassroots Out Ltd - £47,500
• Labour Leave Limited - £85,000
• Mr Darren Grimes - £675,315
• Muslims for GB Limited - £10,000
• The Bruges Group - £10,000
• Trade Unionists Against The European Union - £20,000
• Vote Leave Limited (designated lead campaigner) - £450,000

Total: £2,099,747

Both designated lead campaigners, The In Campaign Ltd and Vote Leave, have claimed and received the maximum £600,000 each in public funds allowed under the legislation providing for the referendum.

No registered campaigners reported loans or credit facilities for this period.

You can view a summary report of yesterday’s publication here. In order to see details of individual donors, you need to access the information from the Commission’s websitehere.

14 registered campaigners failed to submit a donations and loans report: City of London Corporation; Communication Workers Union; Conservative Grassroots; Dr Richard North; English Lobby; Midwest Group; Mr Matthew Jones; Mr Wolfgang Tillmans; Mrs Emmie Sweet; Priscilla Nwikpo; Proud Robinson Ltd; The ResPublica Trust; Unite the Union; and Workers of England Union.

The Commission will consider each reporting failure in line with its established Enforcement Policy.

Background

Under the European Union Referendum Act 2015, registered campaigners must complete four pre-poll reports setting out what donations and loans they have received over £7,500 between commencement of the Act (1 February 2016) and 22 June 2016. Campaigners must register with the Electoral Commission if they intend to spend more than £10,000 to support a particular outcome at the referendum.

Political parties that are also registered as referendum campaigners were not required to submit donations and loans pre-poll reports. They submit donations and loans reports to the Commission on a quarterly basis under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. You can see donations to political parties for quarter one 2016 here.

For further information please contact Umar Hanif in the Electoral Commission press office on 020 7271 0704 or Uhanif@electoralcommission.org.uk 
Out of office hours 07789 920 414

Notes to editors

1. The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. Our aim is integrity and public confidence in the UK’s democratic process. We regulate party and election finance and set standards for well-run elections and are responsible for the conduct and regulation of referendums held under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA) 2000.
2. For more information about the rules for campaigners during the referendum period, see the Commission’s media handbook here
3. Spending limits for political parties can be seen on page 10 of the Commission’s media handbook. Designated lead campaigners have a spending limit of £7,000,000. Other registered campaigners have a spending limit of £700,000.
4. To see which individuals and organisations have so far registered as campaigners with the Electoral Commission, click here
5. The first quarterly donations and loans to political parties (January 2016 – March 2016) can be seen on our interactive database here
6. Designated lead campaigners are entitled to a public grant of up to £600,000, to be used for certain spending including the administration costs associated with setting up and running a referendum campaign and the costs associated with the referendum campaign broadcasts and free mailing to voters