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David l Franks

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Individual donor — declared as: Individual

Key figures

Total donated

£118,500

Confirmed total

Donations

Confirmed records

MP recipients

6 recipients across all types

Donation period

2001–2025

29 Nov 2001 – 24 Jan 2025

Recipient breakdown

Recipient type

Political Party

10 donations · 84.0% of total

£99,500

Permitted Participant

3 donations · 8.4% of total

£10,000

MP - Member of Parliament

3 donations · 7.6% of total

£9,000

Recipient party

Reform UK

3 donations · 46.4% of total

£55,000

Conservative

7 donations · 38.4% of total

£45,500

Other / Unknown

6 donations · 15.2% of total

£18,000

Possible past roles — unverified (2)

No current directorship or controlling interest. 2 roles Companies House records for this name have ended. Matched on name only, so this may not be the same person.

Company	Role	From	To	Status
BFI LIMITED	Director	28 May 2008	23 Jan 2019	active
THE PLATANOS TRUST	Director	13 Jan 2011	15 Feb 2012	active

See the full Companies House appointment history on the officer profile, including roles our name match may not reach.

MP recipients

MPs whose register declares support from this donor. Some support is received via the MP's local party organisation rather than by the MP directly — the register groups both under the same category. Click a row to expand and see individual donations and gifts.

	MP	Party	Total received	Items
▸	Sir Simon Clarke	Conservative	£7,000	2
▸	Lee Rowley	Conservative	£2,000	1

All activity

Date ↓	Recipient	Type	Value
24 Jan 2025	Reform UK Political Party	Cash	£25,000	EC ↗
15 Nov 2024	Reform UK Political Party	Cash	£25,000	EC ↗
3 Jun 2024	Reform UK Political Party	Cash	£5,000	EC ↗
24 May 2024	Sir Simon Clarke MP - Member of Parliament · Conservative	Cash	£5,000	EC ↗
28 Feb 2024	Sir Simon Clarke MP - Member of Parliament · Conservative	MP register declaration	£2,000
26 Feb 2024	Lee Rowley MP - Member of Parliament · Conservative	MP register declaration	£2,000
4 Jul 2016	Vote Leave Limited Permitted Participant	Cash	£2,000	EC ↗
25 May 2016	Vote Leave Limited Permitted Participant	Cash	£5,000	EC ↗
20 Apr 2016	Vote Leave Limited Permitted Participant	Cash	£3,000	EC ↗
16 Mar 2015	UK Independence Party (UKIP) Political Party	Cash	£5,000	EC ↗
22 Sept 2014	UK Independence Party (UKIP) Political Party	Cash	£2,000	EC ↗
17 Apr 2014	UK Independence Party (UKIP) Political Party	Cash	£1,000	EC ↗
7 May 2003	Conservative and Unionist Party Political Party	Cash	£5,000	EC ↗
7 Feb 2003	Conservative and Unionist Party Political Party	Cash	£10,000	EC ↗
2 Jul 2002	Conservative and Unionist Party Political Party	Cash	£10,000	EC ↗
29 Nov 2001	Conservative and Unionist Party Political Party	Cash	£11,500	EC ↗

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