Claim 09aa9b34Checked 21 Jul 2026
FalseOn the truth scale
“Hope Not Hate had not registered any donations since 2019.”
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
The Electoral Commission's published donations data contradicts the claim that Hope Not Hate had not registered any donations since 2019. The Commission's donations database includes entries for "HOPE not hate Ltd" reported in connection with the 2024 UK general election cycle, including a donation record (reference TV0593915) of £2,500 reported on 3 October 2024. More broadly, the Electoral Commission's reporting on the 2024 general election confirms that Hope Not Hate was a registered non-party campaigner that submitted a spending return and reported donations as part of that return. The Commission's 2024 election campaign spending report lists "HOPE not Hate" as spending £158,624, and non-party campaigners are required to report certain donations alongside spending. These records post-date 2019, so the core assertion that no donations were registered since 2019 is not supported by the available public evidence.
Sources:
- Electoral Commission — Donations database (PEF Online): https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/api/pdf/Donations?date=&et=tp&from=&includeOutsideSection75=true&isIrishSourceNo=true&isIrishSourceYes=true&order=desc&postPoll=true&prePoll=false&query=®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none&rows=%7BpageSize%7D&rptPd=&sort=AcceptedDate&start=%7Bstart%7D&to=
- Electoral Commission — First round of general election spending published: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/first-round-general-election-spending-published
- Electoral Commission — Report on campaign spending at the 2024 UK Parliamentary general election: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-reports-and-data/our-reports-and-data-past-elections-and-referendums/report-campaign-spending-2024-uk-parliamentary-general-election
- UK Parliament Commons Library — Non-party spending in the 2024 general election: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/non-party-spending-in-the-2024-general-election/
- Civil Society — Farage files second Hope Not Hate complaint after charity cleared: https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/farage-files-second-hope-not-hate-complaint-after-charity-cleared.html
From tweet
I have written to the Electoral Commission demanding an investigation into potential breaches of electoral law by Hope Not Hate.
Public trust in our elections depends on the rules being followed by everyone.
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