House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 11 January 2016

Benyon, Richard (Newbury)

Benyon, Richard (Newbury)

1. Employment and earnings

From 12 October 2015, Associate Director, Sancroft International Ltd (consultants in corporate responsibility and environmental, social, ethical and planning issues), of 46 Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9AP. Payment to be made on an ad hoc basis for work done (consultancy services and assistance with obtaining contracts). (Registered 21 October 2015)

From 15 October 2015, director and Chair of the UK Water Partnership, a not for profit company set up to promote the interests of the UK water sector. Until further notice, I will be paid £15,000 a year (£3,750 quarterly) for an expected annual commitment of 12-14 days. (Registered 28 October 2015)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Mrs Teleri Iliffe
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: auction lot valued at £2,750
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: The Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Ltd
Address of donor: Estate Office, Englefield, RG7 5DU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: auction lot valued at £2,400
Donor status: company, registration 02065923
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: The Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Ltd
Address of donor: Estate Office, Englefield, RG7 5DU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: auction lot valued at £2,400
Donor status: company, registration 02065923
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: Lady Elizabeth Benyon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: Mrs Catriona Osborne
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: auction lot valued at £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: Mr Jason Chaffer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: £5,000
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: Mrs Belinda Chaffer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: Sir Christopher Gent
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 May 2015)

Name of donor: West Berkshire Conservative Association
Address of donor: 6 Cheap Street, Newbury RG14 5DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £32,109 raised at a fundraising event, any registrable contributions to the event were registered on 20 May 2015 (see above)
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 04 June 2015)

6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year

Landholdings in Hampshire and Berkshire (some in my constituency) comprising farmland, residential and commercial property, some potential development land, woodlands and gravel workings, for some of which rent is received: (i) and (ii)
Residential and commercial property in Hackney, for which rent is received: (i) and (ii)
Rural land and property in Inverness-shire: (i)

The majority of property in these estates is held in family trusts in the trusteeship of Englefield Estate Trust Corporation Limited, of which I am Director(Updated 9 January 2014). This is the trustee of various family trusts in all of which either I or members of my wider family have beneficial interests.

 

Prepared 13th January 2016