Farage’s Reform UK Receives £100,000 from Design Firm with Past Tax Issues

Published: 19 September ‘2025. The English Chronicle Desk

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has received a £100,000 donation from a London-based design and architecture company that earlier this year faced a winding-up petition from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The contribution, made in three separate tranches during June, comes as the party continues to expand its fundraising efforts from diverse private sources, including wealthy individuals both in the UK and abroad.

The design firm, Interior Design Landscape, originally incorporated in 2013 under a British Virgin Islands company name, is now solely owned by a UK director, John Richard Simpson. Describing itself as one of London’s premier luxury interior designers, the company has no direct contact details on its website and relies on stock imagery to illustrate its projects, which include properties across Hampstead Heath and Mayfair.

According to Companies House filings, the firm’s assets were valued at £99,000 against a tax liability exceeding £200,000 in its accounts for the year ending January 2024. The company was twice targeted for strike-off by Companies House due to late filing and faced the HMRC winding-up petition in March. HMRC confirms that winding-up petitions are a last-resort measure taken only when other avenues to recover debt have been exhausted.

Through its accountancy firm, Interior Design Landscape stated that the HMRC dispute has since been resolved and emphasized that the company remains a legitimate UK business fully compliant with legal and regulatory requirements. The spokesperson also clarified that the use of stock images is common practice within the sector and denied any links to the British Virgin Islands.

A spokesperson for Reform UK confirmed that due diligence was carried out prior to accepting the donation and asserted that the firm qualifies as a permissible donor under UK electoral law. “Reform carried out all required checks and confirmed that the donor was a UK registered company carrying out business in the UK. Reform complies at all times with their obligations under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and all relevant regulatory directives,” the spokesperson added.

The party has seen a surge in contributions this year. Among its other donors are honorary treasurer Nick Candy, who has contributed £500,000, and policy chief Zia Yusuf, who donated over £400,000. Additional significant donations include £750,000 from Fiona Cottrell, mother of party aide George Cottrell, and £225,000 from billionaire Bassim Haidar, a former Conservative supporter. Other contributors this summer include hedge fund manager Johan Christofferson and investment vehicle R20 linked to property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz. Greybull Capital, known for its 2019 acquisition of British Steel, also contributed £100,000.

This donation underscores Reform UK’s continued strategy of targeting high-net-worth donors while navigating scrutiny over funding sources and Farage’s personal financial affairs, including questions raised about his constituency home purchase. As the party climbs in the polls, the transparency and legality of such contributions are likely to remain under public and media observation.