UK Political Donation Compliance & Permissibility Checker

Audit Parameter Input Direct Manipulation

Preset Regulatory Scenarios

Donor Entity Classification

Donation Amount (GBP £)

Beneficial Owner Residency / Origin of Funds

Operational & Due Diligence Flags

Company is carrying on business in the UK (PPERA s54(2)(b))

Intermediary or agent routing funds from third party (PPERA s61)

Donation made to local constituency accounting unit (Lower £2,230 threshold)

Investigation / Audit Reference

Statutory Compliance Verdict PPERA 2000 Statutory Rules

PPERA 2000 Section 54(2)(b) & Section 61 IMPERMISSIBLE

Statutory Forfeiture Required & Section 61 Criminal Scrutiny

The proposed donation fails the UK company trading test and involves structured intermediary routing from an overseas non-permissible funder. Accepting these funds constitutes an offence under PPERA 2000.

Verification Window

30 Days

Reporting Threshold

£11,180

EC Quarter Report

MANDATORY

Forfeiture Action

MANDATORY

Statutory Risk & Penalty Exposure:

Statutory forfeiture to Electoral Commission and potential criminal liability under Section 61 (facilitating evasion of donation restrictions).

PPERA Statutory Due Diligence Timeline (30-Day Rule)

Day 0

Receipt of Funds & Initial Due Diligence

Party treasurer receives transfer. Clock starts under Section 56(1) to establish donor permissibility and beneficial ownership.

Day 1–29

Verification & Beneficial Ownership Audit

Must verify Companies House active trading or UK electoral roll registration. Investigate any intermediary declarations.

Day 30

Statutory Acceptance or Forfeiture Action

Under Section 56(2), impermissible funds must be returned to source or surrendered to the Electoral Commission. Failure to act results in automatic statutory forfeiture.

Statutory Reference Matrix: PPERA 2000

PPERA Section	Statutory Requirement	Scenario Evaluation
Section 54(1)-(2)	Permissible Donor Test (Registered elector, active UK trading business, or registered entity).	FAILED: Overseas entity or company not carrying on business in UK.
Section 56	30-Day Check Period. Treasurer must return impermissible donations within 30 days of receipt.	ACTION REQUIRED: Must surrender/return prior to 30-day statutory expiry.
Section 58	Forfeiture of donations by court order on application by Electoral Commission.	HIGH RISK: Party subject to full forfeiture application if retained.
Section 61	Offences: Knowingly facilitating or participating in arrangements to disguise non-permissible funds.	CRIMINAL SCRUTINY: Intermediary structure triggers Section 61 investigation.
Section 62	Quarterly reporting to Electoral Commission for donations exceeding statutory limit (£11,180 / £2,230).	REPORTABLE: Amount exceeds reporting threshold; must appear on quarterly return.