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Donations and Loans Received by Campaigners at the Referendum on Independence for Scotland (Pre-Poll Reporting: 18 December 2013 to 24 July 2014) Donations and loans received by campaigners at the referendum on independence for Scotland (pre-poll reporting: 18 December 2013 to 24 July 2014) The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 requires registered campaigners (that are not political parties) to complete pre-poll reports setting out what donations and loans over £7,500 they have received between commencement of the Act (18 December 2013) and 5 September 2014. Date Electoral Deadline for pre- Reporting period Commission will poll reports publish donations 18 December 2013 to 26 Thursday 3 July Tuesday 8 July June 2014 27 June to 24 July Thursday 31 July Tuesday 5 August 25 July to 21 August Thursday 28 August Tuesday 2 September Friday 12 22 August to 5 September Monday 15 September September This document is a summary of donations and borrowing reported to us in the second reporting period, 27 June 2014 to 24 July. After the referendum has taken place, registered campaigners will have to report: all donations and loans over £7,500 that they accepted their campaign spending during the referendum period (30 May 2014 up to and including polling day, 18 September 2014 - the period where campaigners are limited in how much they can spend) Please see our media handbook for more information: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/166556/S cottish-Independence-Referendum-media-handbook.pdf Read our news release on the pre-poll donations and loans at: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/journalist/electoral-commission- media-centre/news-releases-donations/second-pre-poll-donations-and-loans- report-at-scottish-independence-referendum-published Donations summary for second period Donations of over £7,500 received by registered campaigners in the reporting period 27 June to 24 July 2014 Outcome: Yes Campaigner Total 1001 Campaign £0 Business for Scotland Ltd £0 Christians for Independence £0 Farming 4 Yes £0 Generation Yes £0 Labour for Independence £0 National Collective (Artists and Creatives for Independence £0 Limited) Radical Independence Campaign £0 Sarah-Louise Bailey-Kelly £0 Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament £0 Scottish Independence Convention £0 Spirit of Independence £0 Wealthy Nation £10,000 Wings Over Scotland £0 Women for Independence £0 Yes Scotland Limited £55,000 Outcome: No Campaigner Total Alistair McConnachie £0 Angus MacDonald £0 Better Together 2012 Ltd £10,000 Better with Scotland £0 Cumbria Broadband Rural and Community Projects Limited £0 GMB £0 Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland £0 Let’s Stay Together £46,501 No Borders Campaign £0 Stirlingshire For No Thanks £0 The Scottish Research Society £74,747 Tony George Stevenson £0 Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied Workers (USDAW) £0 WFS2014 Ltd £20,000 Loans and credit facilities summary for second period No loans, credit facilities or connected transactions of over £7,500 were entered into by registered campaigners in the reporting period 27 June to 24 July 2014 Donations in detail for second period Donations received of over £7,500 during the reporting period 27 June to 24 July 2014 This second pre-poll report covers the period from 27 June 2014 to 24 July 2014. Any campaigner that registered after the deadline for the first pre-poll report (3 July) must report any reportable donations or loans dating back to 18 December 2013. Wealthy Nation (Outcome: Yes) Nature of Amount Date Donor Status donation or value received James Walker Individual Cash £10,000 09/06/2014 Yes Scotland Limited (Outcome: Yes) Nature of Amount Date Donor Status donation or value received Alexander W Adam Individual Cash £15,000 23/07/2014 James H Williamson Individual Cash £40,000 14/07/2014 Better Together 2012 Ltd (Outcome: No) Nature of Amount or Date Donor Status donation value received Terence Scuoler Individual Cash £10,000 08/07/2014 Let's Stay Together (Outcome: No) Nature of Amount Date Donor Status donation or value received Anthony Best Individual Cash £7,501 16/07/2014 Chris Sansom Individual Cash £9,000 08/07/2014 Ian Taylor Individual Cash £30,000 05/06/2014 The Scottish Research Society (Outcome: No) Nature of Amount Date Donor Status donation or value received Mark Bamford Individual Cash £74,747 06/06/2014 WFS2014 Ltd (Outcome: No) Nature of Amount Date Donor Status donation or value received Alan McFarlane Individual Cash £10,000 04/07/2014 Ian Roper Taylor Individual Cash £10,000 24/07/2014 Summary of all reports for first and second periods Donations of over £7,500 received by registered campaigners in the reporting period 18 Dec 2013 to 24 July 2014 Outcome: Yes Second Previous Campaigner pre-poll pre-poll Total report report 1001 Campaign £0 n/a £0 Business for Scotland Ltd £0 £199,120 £199,120 Christians for Independence £0 £100,000 £100,000 Farming 4 Yes £0 £0 £0 Generation Yes £0 £0 £0 Labour for Independence £0 £0 £0 National Collective (Artists and £0 £0 £0 Creatives for Independence Limited) Radical Independence Campaign £0 n/a £0 Sarah-Louise Bailey-Kelly £0 n/a £0 Scottish Campaign for Nuclear £0 £0 £0 Disarmament Scottish Independence Convention £0 £0 £0 Spirit of Independence £0 n/a £0 Wealthy Nation £10,000 n/a £10,000 Wings Over Scotland £0 £0 £0 Women for Independence £0 £0 £0 Yes Scotland Limited £55,000 £1,160,000 £1,215,000 Outcome: No Second Previous Campaigner pre-poll pre-poll Total report report Alistair McConnachie £0 £0 £0 Angus MacDonald £0 £25,000 £25,000 Better Together 2012 Ltd £10,000 £2,406,475 £2,416,475 Better with Scotland £0 n/a £0 Cumbria Broadband Rural and £0 n/a £0 Community Projects Limited GMB £0 n/a £0 Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland £0 £0 £0 Let’s Stay Together £46,501 n/a £46,501 No Borders Campaign £0 £75,000 £75,000 Stirlingshire For No Thanks £0 £0 £0 The Scottish Research Society £74,747 n/a £74,747 Tony George Stevenson £0 n/a £0 Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied £0 £0 £0 Workers (USDAW) WFS2014 Ltd £20,000 £0 £20,000 Loans and credit facilities Loans and credit facilities of over £7,500 entered into by registered campaigners received in the reporting period 18 Dec 2013 to 24 July 2014 Campaigner Outcome Type Total Business for Scotland Ltd* Yes Loan £15,000 Yes Scotland Limited** Yes Credit facility £10,000 *This loan has been repaid **This credit card facility was taken out before the regulated period began, further details can be found on PEF Online. .
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