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Ben Spencer MP: money and interests

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

How these years work

Our reporting years run from 4 July to 3 July, starting with the 2024 general election. They are not official parliamentary sessions. Office costs keep IPSA’s April–March financial years. Records may cover only part of a year; a missing record does not mean no work was done.

Jobs, earnings, gifts and other interests reported by this MP. This list uses the recorded registration date, or publication date when no registration date is supplied, within the selected period. It is not a total of personal income or a complete year-end register.

5 published records · newest first.

Register history · latest available editions

Interests across published registers

Declared interests present in each complete register snapshot; these are not income totals.

Interests across published registersDeclared interests present in each complete register snapshot; these are not income totals. 9 Mar : 7; 23 Mar : 7; 13 Apr : 5; 27 Apr : 5; 18 May : 4; 1 Jun : 3; 15 Jun : 3; 29 Jun : 3; 13 Jul : 5; 17 Aug : 5; 7 Sept : 5; 21 Sept : 5.9 Mar 723 Mar 713 Apr 527 Apr 518 May 41 Jun 315 Jun 329 Jun 313 Jul 517 Aug 57 Sept 521 Sept 5
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Declared interests present in each complete register snapshot; these are not income totals. Published records only; totals do not measure effort or effectiveness, and incomplete source coverage may affect them. Methodology.
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Interests across published registers
PeriodPublished records
9 Mar 7
23 Mar 7
13 Apr 5
27 Apr 5
18 May 4
1 Jun 3
15 Jun 3
29 Jun 3
13 Jul 5
17 Aug 5
7 Sept 5
21 Sept 5

Declared interests by category

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

3 entries on this record page · £3,950.00 in disclosed values across 3 entries

  • View register entry · AirportsUK - £480.00. Registered 2 Apr 2025.

    Company number 01041754 on Companies House

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    Accepted Date
    2025-03-18
    Donor Company Identifier
    01041754
    Donor Company Identifier Source
    Companies House
    Donor Company Name
    AirportsUK
    Donor Name
    AirportsUK
    Donor Public Address
    Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HQ
    Donor Status
    Company
    Is Sole Beneficiary
    True
    Payment Description
    Attendance at the AirportsUK Annual Dinner 2025
    Payment Type
    In kind
    Received Date
    2025-03-18
    Value
    480.00
    MP’s official register

  • View register entry · BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £3,120.00. Registered 6 Mar 2025.

    Company number 01132389 on Companies House

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    Accepted Date
    2025-03-01
    Donor Company Identifier
    01132389
    Donor Company Identifier Source
    Companies House
    Donor Company Name
    BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
    Donor Name
    BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
    Donor Public Address
    27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX
    Donor Status
    Company
    Is Sole Beneficiary
    False
    Payment Description
    Two tickets plus hospitality to the 2025 Brit Awards
    Payment Type
    In kind
    Received Date
    2025-03-01
    Value
    3120.00
    MP’s official register

  • View register entry · The UK Bioindustry Association - £350.00. Registered 4 Feb 2025.

    Company number 01889626 on Companies House

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    Accepted Date
    2025-01-30
    Donor Company Identifier
    01889626
    Donor Company Identifier Source
    Companies House
    Donor Company Name
    The UK Bioindustry Association
    Donor Name
    The UK Bioindustry Association
    Donor Public Address
    Upper Ground Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1B 4DA
    Donor Status
    Company
    Is Sole Beneficiary
    True
    Payment Description
    Attendance at the 2025 BIA Gala Dinner, invited in my role as Shadow Minister of State for the Department of Science, technology and innovation
    Payment Type
    In kind
    Received Date
    2025-01-30
    Value
    350.00
    MP’s official register

Visits outside the UK

1 entry on this record page · Value not declared in these entries

  • View register entry · International visit to Taiwan between 14 February 2025 and 22 February 2025 · Value not declared. Registered 13 Mar 2025.

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    APPG
    British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group
    Donors · Is Private Individual 1
    False
    Donors · Is Sole Beneficiary 1
    True
    Donors · Name 1
    Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Donors · Payment Description 1
    Flights (£5325), accommodation (£1404), food and hospitality (£605), transport in Taiwan (£300)
    Donors · Payment Type 1
    In kind
    Donors · Public Address 1
    2, Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
    Donors · Value 1
    7634.00
    End Date
    2025-02-22
    Purpose
    Strengthening UK - Taiwanese relations and engagement with Taiwanese leadership, including visits and meetings linked to my role as Shadow DSIT Minister of State.
    Start Date
    2025-02-14
    Visit Locations · Country 1
    Taiwan
    MP’s official register

Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

1 entry on this record page · £2,500.00 in disclosed values across 1 entry

  • View register entry · Alan Butler - £2,500.00. Registered 31 Jul 2024.

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    Donation Source
    (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
    Donor Name
    Alan Butler
    Donor Status
    Individual
    Is Sole Beneficiary
    True
    Payment Description
    Staffing costs to cover the services of my election agent, through the period 1 March to 31 July 2024 to a total value of £2500
    Payment Type
    In kind
    Value
    2500.00
    MP’s official register

Donations and support

Reported donations dated 4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025 with a unique recipient match to this MP.

What this shows and doesn't show
Electoral Commission donation records, including in-kind support, for the displayed period. A party or accounting-unit donation is not assigned to an MP without a recipient match, and reported support does not establish personal income, influence or wrongdoing. Methodology.

Identity matching and excluded recipients

1 reported donor groups account for 100% of the £7,634.00 recorded.

Concentration calculation and source groups

Donor groups are sorted by reported value solely for this calculation. Name-only groups are not confirmed identities.

View desktop donation flow (first 1 displayed records)View as listTaiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs → Dr Ben Spencer: £7,634.00Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign ADr Ben Spencer
What this shows and doesn't show
Widths compare the non-negative values of the displayed subset only. The flow connects the reported donor and recipient directly; an accounting unit is a recipient label, not evidence of an onward transfer. Methodology.
Latest register changes and full register history · all periods

New since last register

7 Sept 2026 → 21 Sept 2026

0 new · 0 changed · 0 removed

What this shows and doesn't show
Compares the latest two complete stored editions by entry ID and recorded fields. Removed means absent from the newer edition; it does not explain why or imply wrongdoing. Methodology.
  • No entry changes between these editions.

Register category timelines

What this shows and doesn't show
Current main entries and changes observed between complete stored register editions. Dates of updates and removals are publication dates, not necessarily the date the underlying interest changed; declared amounts can cover different periods and are not personal-income totals. Methodology.

Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

2 current entries · £16,000.00 explicitly declared across 2 entries

Registered, updated and removed entries
  1. · New in register: Bansols Beta Ltd - £10,000.00 · Interest record · Official register
  2. · New in register: Carol and Clive Chase - £6,000.00 · Interest record · Official register
  3. · Removed: Alan Butler - £2,500.00 · Interest record · Official register
  4. · Removed: FTL Club - £960.00 · Interest record · Official register
  5. · Removed: FTL Club - £1,500.00 · Interest record · Official register
  6. · Removed: FTL Club - £1,908.00 · Interest record · Official register
  7. · New in register: Alan Butler - £2,500.00 · Interest record · Official register
  8. · New in register: FTL Club - £960.00 · Interest record · Official register
  9. · New in register: FTL Club - £1,500.00 · Interest record · Official register
  10. · New in register: FTL Club - £1,908.00 · Interest record · Official register

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

2 current entries · £5,449.00 explicitly declared across 2 entries

Registered, updated and removed entries
  1. · New in register: Informa Connect Holdings Ltd, - £4,999.00 · Interest record · Official register
  2. · New in register: techUK - £450.00 · Interest record · Official register
  3. · Removed: AirportsUK - £480.00 · Interest record · Official register
  4. · Removed: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £3,120.00 · Interest record · Official register
  5. · Removed: The UK Bioindustry Association - £350.00 · Interest record · Official register
  6. · Removed: Carlton Club - £1,245.00 · Interest record · Official register
  7. · New in register: AirportsUK - £480.00 · Interest record · Official register
  8. · New in register: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £3,120.00 · Interest record · Official register
  9. · New in register: The UK Bioindustry Association - £350.00 · Interest record · Official register
  10. · Removed: Business Sweden - £305.00 · Interest record · Official register
  11. · Removed: Carlton Club - £1,225.00 · Interest record · Official register

Miscellaneous

0 current entries

    Registered, updated and removed entries
    1. · Removed: Chairman of FTL Club, an unincorporated association with the purpose of fundraising for the political activities of the Conservative Member of Parliament/Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Runnymede and Weybridge. This is an unpaid role. · Interest record · Official register
    2. · Removed: Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. This post carries a part-time salary of £10,000 per annum. · Interest record · Official register
    3. · Updated: Chairman of FTL Club, an unincorporated association with the purpose of fundraising for the political activities of the Conservative Member of Parliament/Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Runnymede and Weybridge. This is an unpaid role. · Interest record · Official register
    4. · Removed: I received notification that Hermes (delivery company) made a donation of £1,000 to a charity nominated by me as the local Member of Parliament. · Interest record · Official register
    5. · Updated: Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. This post carries a part-time salary of £10,000 per annum. · Interest record · Official register

    Visits outside the UK

    1 current entries

    Registered, updated and removed entries
    1. · Removed: International visit to Taiwan between 14 February 2025 and 22 February 2025 · Interest record · Official register
    2. · New in register: International visit to Japan between 08 October 2025 and 16 October 2025 · Interest record · Official register
    3. · New in register: International visit to Taiwan between 14 February 2025 and 22 February 2025 · Interest record · Official register
    Latest published office-cost overview · IPSA financial year

    Money at a glance

    Latest complete published IPSA year: 2024-25

    £263,057.84 in annual business costs

    View as listOfficial IPSA annual record
    What this shows and doesn't show
    Annual published category totals for 2024-25; claims are not added to annual totals. These are parliamentary business costs, not personal income or a measure of performance. Methodology.

    New since last register

    7 Sept 2026 → 21 Sept 2026

    0 new · 0 changed · 0 removed

    What this shows and doesn't show
    Compares the latest two complete stored editions by entry ID and recorded fields. Removed means absent from the newer edition; it does not explain why or imply wrongdoing. Methodology.

    Current main entries by category

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