Donors for Lib Dems
This page presents all officially disclosed donations over £1K to Lib Dems since 2010, grouped by donor to show total contributions over time. All figures are based on official disclosures published by the Electoral Commission, shown both as a treemap for visual comparison and as an expandable list of the underlying transactions.
- How much has Lib Dems received in donations?
- Lib Dems has received £123,131,224.25 in total donations from 12858 documented donations.
- Who funds Lib Dems and who are its top donors?
- The top donors to Lib Dems are: House of Commons Fees Office (£12,099,877.81), Lord David Sainsbury (£10,125,000.00), Electoral Commission (£6,796,457.05), Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd (£4,117,380.00), and House of Lords Fees Office (£3,745,079.71).
- What was the largest single donation to Lib Dems?
- The largest single donation was £8,000,000.00 from Lord David Sainsbury on December 1, 2019.
- Who is the biggest overall donor to Lib Dems?
- The biggest overall donor to Lib Dems is House of Commons Fees Office with total donations of £12,099,877.81.
- Who has made the most donations to Lib Dems?
- Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd has made the most donations to Lib Dems with 215 separate donations totaling £4,117,380.00.
Donor types
This treemap groups reported political donations by donor type (for example, individuals, companies, and public funds) and sizes each rectangle by the total amount contributed in the selected period and scope.
Larger boxes indicate higher sums, and the names shown within each box are the largest contributors inside their donor type. This view includes 7 distinct donor types for Lib Dems.
Below is a list ranking sectors by their total contributions, sorted from highest to lowest:
- Individual£67,128,121.87(55%)
- Public fund£24,458,182.10(20%)
- Company£19,613,375.25(16%)
- Unincorporated Association£7,730,694.68(6%)
- Trust£3,132,185.12(3%)
- Limited Liability Partnership£1,057,865.23(1%)
- Friendly Society£10,800.00(0%)
Donation types
Political contributions to Lib Dems are categorized by donation type to provide transparency into how the party is funded. The largest share of funding was received as monetary donation, accounting for £93,965,856.50 (76% of all contributions). The remaining contributions were received as £24,458,182.10 (20%) as public funding and £4,707,185.65 (4%) as in-kind donation.
The interactive treemap highlights the relative size of each donation channel, where nested rectangles represent the top individual donors within that category. Below is the complete ranking by total amount:
- Monetary donation£93,965,856.50(76%)
- Public funding£24,458,182.10(20%)
- In-kind donation£4,707,185.65(4%)
Top donors to Lib Dems by total contributions
Explore the entities and individuals contributing to Lib Dems. This list is ordered by the cumulative amount donated, showing both the total sum and the relative percentage of the party’s overall funding. You can expand any entry to view a full chronological history of individual donations from that specific source.