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The Socialist Party of Great Britain

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On the Electoral Commission’s register

Registered as The Socialist Party of Great Britain on the Great Britain register since 25 February 1999. It is registered to stand candidates in England, Scotland and Wales.

Registered officers: Leader, Mr Keith Graham; Nominating Officer, Mr Adam Buick; Treasurer, Robert Cox.

The 3 descriptions it may use on ballot papers
  • The Socialist Party (GB)
  • The Socialist Party (SP-GB)
  • Socialist Party GB (World Socialist Movement)

As registered with the Electoral Commission, checked 28 September 2026.

Who funds The Socialist Party of Great Britain

Between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026, The Socialist Party of Great Britain reported accepting £180,000 in donations (1 reported donation).

Largest reported donors in that period:

  1. John Lee · Individual — £180,000

From the Electoral Commission's register of political finance, including local party branches. Parties must report donations over £11,180 (£2,230 for local branches), so smaller gifts do not appear. Public funds include grants such as opposition parties' parliamentary funding. Search the full register.

The Socialist Party of Great Britain’s accounts

In its statement of accounts for 2025 (the central party), The Socialist Party of Great Britain reported income of £642,604 and spending of £147,698, with net assets of £4,110,078 at the end of the year.

Income and spending, line by line
The Socialist Party of Great Britain: income, 2025
Income2025
Membership£4,136
Donations£237,240
Affiliations£0
Fundraising£0
Branch£2,261
Transfers in£0
Investments£389,883
Property and rental income/office services£0
Profit/loss on sale of assets£0
Unrealised gains and losses£0
Commercial activities£8,036
Grant£0
Conference£0
Miscellaneous income£1,048
Total income£642,604
The Socialist Party of Great Britain: expenditure, 2025
Expenditure2025
Premises£48,040
Office£26,496
Branch£3,738
Transfers out£0
Staff£0
Fundraising£0
Campaigning£4,479
Depreciation£16,388
Financing charges and taxation£28,096
Disposal of assets£0
Commercial activities£20,461
Conferences£0
Miscellaneous£0
Total expenditure£147,698

The central party only: local branches and other accounting units above a set size file their own. Prepared on an accruals basis. Published by the Commission on 4 August 2026. The statement · the accounts as filed (PDF).

Loans to The Socialist Party of Great Britain

No loans to The Socialist Party of Great Britain were reported to the Electoral Commission in Q3 2025 to Q2 2026.

Parties report loans and credit facilities over £11,180 (£2,230 for local branches), including to local branches. From the Commission’s register, checked 28 September 2026.

Campaign spending at the 2024 general election

The Socialist Party of Great Britain reported campaign spending of £14,709 for the UK Parliament general election on 4 July 2024.

  • Advertising: £13,639
  • Unsolicited material to electors: £997
  • Overheads and general administration: £73

The party’s national campaign, in the Commission’s categories; each candidate’s own local spending is reported separately. From the Commission’s register, checked 28 September 2026.

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