Bim Afolami Financial Disclosures

Bim Afolami's submissions to the Register of Members Interests organised chronologically

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21st February 2024

Date
21st Feb 2024
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club
Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 12 February 2024
Date accepted: 12 February 2024
Donor status: unincorporated association

Source
Date
21st Feb 2024
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Lord Michael Farmer of Bishopsgate
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my office work
Date received: 9 February 2024
Date accepted: 9 February 2024
Donor status: individual

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30th January 2024

Date
30th Jan 2024
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food and accommodation for two nights), value £850
Destination of visit: Paris, France
Dates of visit: 25-27 January 2024
Purpose of visit: Attending the Franco-British Colloque 2024.

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27th December 2023

Date
27th Dec 2023
Type
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Description
Name of donor: Sky Arts
Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to a Madonna concert in London, value £350
Date received: 6 December 2023
Date accepted: 6 December 2023
Donor status: company, registration 02906991

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20th December 2023

Date
20th Dec 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club
Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Christmas card printing and postage, value £1,486
Date received: 15 December 2023
Date accepted: 15 December 2023
Donor status: unincorporated association

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22nd November 2023

Date
22nd Nov 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
21 November 2023, received £150 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 30 mins.
Source

27th October 2023

Date
27th Oct 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Justin DeWinter
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £45,000 to support my office work
Date received: 10 October 2023
Date accepted: 26 October 2023
Donor status: individual

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23rd October 2023

Date
23rd Oct 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
23 October 2023, received £450 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
Source

20th October 2023

Date
20th Oct 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: College Green Group
Address of donor: 77 Victoria Street, Office 120, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Secondment of a member of staff to my office from 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2024, value £35,000 (including all office expenses)
Date received: 1 October 2023 - 30 September 2024
Date accepted: 1 October 2023
Donor status: company, registration 12270590

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13th October 2023

Date
13th Oct 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft
Address of donor: Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£240.15) and subsistence (£138.21), total value £378.36
Destination of visit: Schloss Neuhardenberg
Dates of visit: 14-16 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Attendance at 73rd Konigswinter Conference.

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9th October 2023

Date
9th Oct 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club
Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,900
Date received: 15 September 2023
Date accepted: 15 September 2023
Donor status: unincorporated association

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7th September 2023

Date
7th Sep 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Peter Rutland
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support my office work
Date received: 7 August 2023
Date accepted: 7 August 2023
Donor status: individual

Source

12th July 2023

Date
12th Jul 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
24 June 2023, received £1,200 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 4 hrs.
Source

8th June 2023

Date
8th Jun 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
24 May 2023, received £950 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 3 hrs.
Source

2nd May 2023

Date
2nd May 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Pension Insurance Corporation
Address of donor: 14 Cornhill, London EC3V 3ND
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In kind support of the production of a Regulatory Reform Group report, value £2,500
Date received: 18 April 2023
Date accepted: 18 April 2023
Donor status: company, registration 05706720

Source
Date
2nd May 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 18 January 2023, Chair of the Regulatory Reform Group, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA, which involves writing, legal and financial analysis, research, and chairing several discussions with numerous stakeholders. Warre Constable LLP receives payments in return for my work as Chair from WPI Strategy (research advisory business), 28 Church Road, Stanmore HA7 4XR. From 18 January 2023 to 27 February 2023, this was an unpaid role.
Source
Date
2nd May 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
28 February 2023, payment of £2,000 to Warre Constable LLP. Hours: 15 hrs.
Source
Date
2nd May 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
30 March 2023, payment of £2,000 to Warre Constable LLP. Hours: 15 hrs.
Source
Date
2nd May 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 31 March 2023 until further notice, Warre Constable LLP receives £2,000 a month for my work as Chair of the Regulatory Reform Group. Hours: 15 hrs a month.
Source
Date
2nd May 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: WPI Strategy
Address of donor: 28 Church Road, Stanmore HA7 4XR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In kind support of secretariat services for the Regulatory Reform Group, value £7,500
Date received: 18 January 2023 to 31 December 2023
Date accepted: 18 January 2023
Donor status: company, registration 08352214

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24th April 2023

Date
24th Apr 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club
Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,025
Date received: 24 April 2023
Date accepted: 24 April 2023
Donor status: unincorporated association

Source
Date
24th Apr 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
24 April 2023, received £1,625 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 5 hrs.
Source

3rd April 2023

Date
3rd Apr 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
23 March 2023, received £1,375 for appearing on the News Desk and other programmes. Hours: 4 hrs.
Source

22nd February 2023

Date
22nd Feb 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
22 February 2023, received £950 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 3 hrs.
Source

21st February 2023

Date
21st Feb 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Parade, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel £1,982.60, accommodation £569.26, subsistence £769.23, total value £3,321.09
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Dates of visit: 12-16 February 2023
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding political delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations on development, defence and diplomacy and to meet American politicians, policymakers and experts.

Source

3rd February 2023

Date
3rd Feb 2023
Type
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Description
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Food and accommodation (two nights) while attending the Franco-British Colloque 2023 in London, value £986
Date received: 26-28 January 2023
Date accepted: 26 January 2023
Donor status: company, registration 06913437

Source

16th January 2023

Date
16th Jan 2023
Type
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Description
From 16 January 2023, Warre Constable LLP, which provides advice on property management, mediation services and legal and financial matters.
Source

5th January 2023

Date
5th Jan 2023
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club
Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £14,000
Date received: 23 December 2022
Date accepted: 23 December 2022
Donor status: unincorporated association

Source

22nd December 2022

Date
22nd Dec 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
22 December 2022, received £1,625 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 5 hrs.
Source

23rd November 2022

Date
23rd Nov 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
23 November 2022, received £950 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 23 November 2022)
Source

3rd November 2022

Date
3rd Nov 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
24 October 2022, received £3,900 for appearing on the News Desk and other programmes. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 03 November 2022)
Source

5th September 2022

Date
5th Sep 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
15 August 2022, received £2,600 for appearing on the News Desk and other programmes. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 05 September 2022)
Source

26th July 2022

Date
26th Jul 2022
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Oliver R M Maughan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £70,000 to support my office work
Date received: 1 July 2022
Date accepted: 21 July 2022
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 July 2022)
Source

15th July 2022

Date
15th Jul 2022
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Two nights' accommodation including meals, value £1,054
Destination of visit: Versailles, France
Dates of visit: 30 June - 2 July 2022
Purpose of visit: To participate in the Franco-British Colloque.
(Registered 15 July 2022)
Source
Date
15th Jul 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
8 July 2022, received £2,275 for appearing on the News Desk and other programmes. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 15 July 2022)
Source

20th June 2022

Date
20th Jun 2022
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From 20 June 2022, Member of the Advisory Board of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, a non-profit organisation that supports informed debate on energy and climate change issues in the UK. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 20 June 2022)
Source
Date
20th Jun 2022
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From 20 June 2022, Member of the Advisory Board of the Nick Maughan Foundation, which works to further a range of philanthropic initiatives in education, the environment and civic support schemes for disenfranchised communities. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 20 June 2022)
Source

6th June 2022

Date
6th Jun 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 28 April 2022, I am a regular panellist for Talk TV, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF.
Source
Date
6th Jun 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 28 April 2022, I am a regular panellist for Talk TV, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF. (Registered 06 June 2022)
Source
Date
6th Jun 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 28 April 2022, I am a regular panellist for Talk TV, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF. Payments will be listed below. (Registered 06 June 2022)
Source

11th April 2022

Date
11th Apr 2022
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From 11 February 2022, Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 11 April 2022)
Source

21st February 2022

Date
21st Feb 2022
Type
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Description
Name of donor: BPI
Address of donor: Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets to the Brit awards, total value £1,700
Date received: 8 February 2022
Date accepted: 8 February 2022
Donor status: company, registration 01132389
(Registered 21 February 2022)
Source

15th February 2022

Date
15th Feb 2022
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club
Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 1 February 2022
Date accepted: 1 February 2022
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 15 February 2022)
Source

25th November 2021

Date
25th Nov 2021
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club
Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 15 November 2021
Date accepted: 15 November 2021
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 25 November 2021)
Source

22nd December 2020

Date
22nd Dec 2020
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
Payment of £1,000 expected from DMG Media Ltd/Associated Newspapers Ltd, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry St, Kensington, London W8 5TT, for an article written for the Mail on Sunday on 24 October 2020. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 22 December 2020)
Source

7th December 2020

Date
7th Dec 2020
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 27 November 2020 until further notice, non-executive director of Apprentify Limited, Crown House, Manchester Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1BH, an organisation which helps provide apprenticeships to young people. I receive £2,500 per month for an expected commitment of 8–10 hours per month. (Registered 07 December 2020)
Source
Date
7th Dec 2020
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 27 November 2020 until 31 January 2022, non-executive director of Apprentify Limited, Crown House, Manchester Road, Wilmslow SK9 1BH, an organisation which helps provide apprenticeships to young people. I received £2,500 per month for an expected commitment of 8–10 hours per month. (Registered 07 December 2020; updated 16 February 2022)
Source

14th August 2020

Date
14th Aug 2020
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: (1) The Great Britain China Centre with sponsorship from Prudential PLC and China International Capital Corporation; (2) China Youth Federation
Address of donor: (1) 15 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London SW1X 8PS; (2) 10 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) International Flights £1,586.50; (2) Accommodation £292.74 and transport £215.19, total £507.93
Destination of visit: Beijing
Dates of visit: 28 July - 2 August 2019
Purpose of visit: To participate in the 2019 Young Leaders Roundtable, alongside other MPs.
(Registered 14 August 2020)
Source

24th June 2020

Date
24th Jun 2020
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 15 June 2020 until 16 July 2020, adviser to Time Partners, New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TA. I received £3,000 a month for acting as a consultant to the merchant banking business. Hours: 10-15 hrs per month. (Registered 24 June 2020; updated 03 August 2020)
Source
Date
24th Jun 2020
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 15 June 2020 until further notice, adviser to Time Partners, New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TA. I will receive £3,000 a month for acting as a consultant to the merchant banking business. Hours: 10-15 hrs per month. (Registered 24 June 2020)
Source

30th October 2019

Date
30th Oct 2019
Type
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Description
Name of donor: Mr Oluwole O Kolade
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 October 2019)
Source

14th October 2019

Date
14th Oct 2019
Type
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Description
Name of donor: Mr Richard Pilkington
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 October 2019)
Source
Date
14th Oct 2019
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
14 October 2019, received £500 for giving a speech from Queenswood School, Shepherd’s Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 6NS. Hours: 2 hrs. Payment transferred to charity. (Registered 14 October 2019)
Source
Date
14th Oct 2019
Type
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Description
Name of donor: Mr Christopher R Hulatt
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 October 2019)
Source
Date
14th Oct 2019
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Hefin Rees QC
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): return flights to Uganda and hotel accommodation, value £1,550
Destination of visit: Uganda
Dates of visit: 22-26 September 2019
Purpose of visit: Charity mission to Uganda as Patron of Harpenden Spotlight on Africa.
(Registered 14 October 2019)
Source

10th September 2019

Date
10th Sep 2019
Type
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Description
Name of donor: Dean Street Advisers Ltd
Address of donor: Carrington House, 126-130 Regent Street, London W1B 5SE
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 08065687
(Registered 10 September 2019)
Source

9th September 2019

Date
9th Sep 2019
Type
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Description
Name of donor: Alexis R Procter
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 September 2019)
Source

26th April 2019

Date
26th Apr 2019
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 4 April 2019 until further notice, Senior Adviser to Whitworth Brough Ltd, Birchin Court, 20 Birchin Lane, London EC3V 9DU, providing strategic advice on political and economic affairs. I will receive £1,400 per month for providing strategic advice to the firm and to its clients on macro-political and macro-economic issues. Hours: 4-6 hrs per month. (Registered 26 April 2019)
Source
Date
26th Apr 2019
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 4 April 2019 until 1 January 2020, Senior Adviser to Whitworth Brough Ltd, Birchin Court, 20 Birchin Lane, London EC3V 9DU, providing strategic advice on political and economic affairs. I received £1,400 per month for providing strategic advice to the firm and to its clients on macro-political and macro-economic issues. Hours: 4-6 hrs per month. (Registered 26 April 2019; updated 15 January 2020)
Source

17th April 2019

Date
17th Apr 2019
Type
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Description
Name of donor: Michael Pattinson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 29 March 2019
Date accepted: 1 April 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 April 2019)
Source

5th November 2018

Date
5th Nov 2018
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From 22 October 2018, Trustee (unpaid) of the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Oxford Foundation, which supports the Oxford Union Literary and Debating Trust and through it the charitable activities of the Oxford Union Society. (Registered 05 November 2018)
Source

21st September 2018

Date
21st Sep 2018
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From 13 September 2018, Member (unpaid) of the Financial Inclusion Commission, a cross-party organisation which supports the principle of increased financial inclusion in the UK. (Registered 21 September 2018)
Source

1st February 2018

Date
1st Feb 2018
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 1 February 2018 until further notice, adviser to the Association of Independent Professionals and Self-employed, Heron House, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX. I will receive £1,500 a month for providing ad hoc advice on policy and general political issues. Hours: 8-10 hrs per month. (Registered 01 February 2018)
Source

30th January 2018

Date
30th Jan 2018
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From June 2017, Member (unpaid) of the Court of the University of Bedfordshire. (Registered 30 January 2018)
Source

1st January 2018

Date
1st Jan 2018
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 1 February 2018 until 31 January 2020, adviser to the Association of Independent Professionals and Self-employed, Heron House, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX. I received £1,500 a month for providing ad hoc advice on policy and general political issues. Hours: 8-10 hrs per month. (Registered 01 January 2018; updated 20 February 2020)
Source

6th July 2017

Date
6th Jul 2017
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
Member (unpaid) of the Ditchley Foundation's Programme Committee. (Registered 06 July 2017)
Source

Date
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
From 16 January 2023, Partner in Warre Constable LLP, The Barn, Lamport Manor, Old Road, Lamport NN6 9HF, a family business providing professional advice with respect to property management, mediation services and legal and financial matters. I expect some of the clients, to whom I personally provide services, to require confidentiality under relevant legal and professional codes. I expect to receive £2,000 per month until further notice. Hours: 10 hrs per month. Clients to whom I provide services include WPI Strategy (a research advisory business), 28 Church Road, Stanmore HA7 4XR. (Registered 26 January 2023; updated 08 March 2023)
Source
Date
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From 11 February 2022 until 6 July 2022, Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party. This was an unpaid role. (Registered 11 April 2022; updated 16 March 2023)
Source