House of Commons
Session 2015-16
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 11 January 2016
Watson, Tom (West Bromwich East)
Watson, Tom (West Bromwich East)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments relating to the publication of a book I have co-authored, for which I have a contract with Penguin Books, 80 The Strand, London WC2R 0RL. (Registered 14 May 2012)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing opinion surveys:
9 February 2015, received payment of £75 for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to local party. (Registered 17 February 2015)
22 April 2015, received payment of £75 for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to local party. (Registered 08 May 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: GMB
Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 received via the Labour Party to support my office as Deputy Leader and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 04 November 2015)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Joanne Rowling
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 11 May 2015
Date accepted: 11 May 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 May 2015)
Name of donor: Employee Pulsecheck Ltd (trading as Karian and Box)
Address of donor: 22 Lendal, York YO1 8AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 11 May 2015
Date accepted: 11 May 2015
Donor status: company, registration 06568503
(Registered 29 May 2015; updated 4 August 2015)
Name of donor: Employee Pulsecheck Ltd (trading as Karian and Box)
Address of donor: 22 Lendal, York YO1 8AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,800 in providing design work for various materials to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 11 May 2015
Date accepted: 11 May 2015
Donor status: company, registration 06568503
(Registered 29 May 2015; updated 4 August 2015)
Name of donor: Organise Consulting
Address of donor: 3 Akenside Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3UF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 in staffing costs in relation to my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, including website development
Date received: 11 May 2015
Date accepted: 11 May 2015
Donor status: company, registration 08267284
(Registered 29 May 2015)
Name of donor: Derek Webb
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 19 June 2015
Date accepted: 19 June 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 June 2015)
Name of donor: Nigel Gardiner
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 15 June 2015
Date accepted: 15 June 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 June 2015)
Name of donor: Anthony Gajadharsingh
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 22 June 2015
Date accepted: 22 June 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 June 2015)
Name of donor: Paramjit P Bassi CBE
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 23 June 2015
Date accepted: 23 June 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 June 2015)
Name of donor: Employee Pulsecheck Ltd (trading as Karian and Box)
Address of donor: 22 Lendal, York YO1 8AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 in providing design work for various materials to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 6 June 2015
Date accepted: 6 June 2015
Donor status: company, registration 06568503
(Registered 26 June 2015; updated 4 August 2015)
Name of donor: Bond Wolfe Estates Ltd
Address of donor: 2 Water Court, Water Street, Birmingham B3 1HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party, provision of office accommodation between 8 June and 12 September 2015; value £13,398.42
Date received: 8 June 2015
Date accepted: 8 June 2015
Donor status: company, registration no 4392069
(Registered 26 June 2015)
Name of donor: Trust Reservations
Address of donor: 6 Oxford Street, Hungerford RG17 8XP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party, provision of office accommodation between 15 June and 31 July 2015; value £6,000
Date received: 15 June 2015
Date accepted: 15 June 2015
Donor status: company, registration 03829637
(Registered 26 June 2015)
Name of donor: Unite
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party, use of office accommodation and phones between 15 June and 12 September 2015; value £10,500
Date received: 15 June 2015
Date accepted: 15 June 2015
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 06 July 2015)
Name of donor: Employee Pulsecheck, trading as Karian and Box
Address of donor: 22 Lendal, York YO1 8AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: design work, value £2,600, for various materials to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 30 July 2015
Date accepted: 30 July 2015
Donor status: company, registration no 06568503
(Registered 31 July 2015)
Name of donor: Trust Reservations
Address of donor: 6 Oxford St, Hungerford RG17 8XP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party, provision of additional office accommodation between 22 July 2015 and 2 September 2015, value £2,960.40
Date received: 22 July 2015
Date accepted: 22 July 2015
Donor status: company, registration 03829637
(Registered 31 July 2015)
Name of donor: Unite
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party, use of office accommodation and phones between 10 July and 7 August 2015; value £2,000
Date received: 10 July 2015
Date accepted: 10 July 2015
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 31 July 2015)
Name of donor: Ian Corfield
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 23 July 2015
Date accepted: 23 July 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 31 July 2015)
Name of donor: ASLEF
Address of donor: 77 St John St, London EC1M 4NN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: postage with a value of £2,499.75 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 31 July 2015
Date accepted: 31 July 2015
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 31 July 2015)
Name of donor: Anthony Gajadharsingh
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 18 August 2015
Date accepted: 18 August 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 August 2015)
Name of donor: DCD Properties
Address of donor: 90 Long Acre, London WC2E 9RA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 4 August 2015
Date accepted: 4 August 2015
Donor status: company, registration 03092306
(Registered 24 August 2015)
Name of donor: Employee Pulsecheck Ltd (trading as Karian and Box)
Address of donor: 22 Lendal, York YO1 8AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: design work for various materials to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party; value £1,625
Date received: 21 August 2015
Date accepted: 21 August 2015
Donor status: company, registration 06568503
(Registered 24 August 2015)
Name of donor: Organise Consulting
Address of donor: 3 Akenside Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3UF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in support of my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, in-kind donation of £21,170, which comprised £50 for work on website and £21,120 worth of phone calls
Date received: 21 August 2015
Date accepted: 21 August 2015
Donor status: company, registration 08267284
(Registered 24 August 2015)
Name of donor: Unite
Address of donor:128 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Use of additional office accommodation and phones between 1 and 31 August 2015, and use of auditorium at head office on 23 August 2015, all to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour party; total value £3,500
Date received: 1 August 2015
Date accepted: 26 August 2015
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 26 August 2015)
Name of donor: Paramjit P Bassi CBE
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of printing, with a value of £10,000, in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 29 August 2015
Date accepted: 29 August 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Max Mosley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 29 August 2015
Date accepted: 29 August 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Max Mosley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of printing, with a value of £27,554.06, in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 29 August 2015
Date accepted: 29 August 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Alicia Kennedy
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: interest free unsecured loan of £12,000, to be repaid on or before 2 November 2015, in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party. Loan repayment completed on 19 October 2015.
Date received: 27 August 2015
Date accepted: 27 August 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 September 2015; updated 26 October 2015)
Name of donor: Haji Baba Ltd
Address of donor: 41 Alexandra Road, Hounslow, London TW3 4HW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 28 August 2015
Date accepted: 28 August 2015
Donor status: company, registration no 06828274
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Unite
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of printing, with a value of £70,000, in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 27 August 2015
Date accepted: 27 August 2015
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Unite
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party, use of office accommodation and phones during 1-10 September 2015; value £3,000
Date received: 1 September 2015
Date accepted:10 September 2015
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Arden Park Properties Ltd
Address of donor: 382 Aston Lane, Witton, Birmingham B6 6QN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 3 September 2015
Date accepted: 3 September 2015
Donor status: company, registration number 03984680.
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Michael Parker
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 1 September 2015
Date accepted: 1 September 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 September 2015)
Name of donor: Starcross Building Ltd
Address of donor: Branston Court, Branston Street, Hockley, Birmingham B18 6BA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 in support of my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party
Date received: 8 October 2015
Date accepted: 16 October 2015
Donor status: company, registration 04540649
(Registered 16 October 2015)
Name of donor: Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 2 December 2015
Date accepted: 9 December 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 December 2015)
Name of donor: Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,475 to support my campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party. This donation became registrable upon acceptance of a further donation on 9 December 2015 (shown above).
Date received: 26 June 2015
Date accepted: 26 June 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 December 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
In addition to the donations listed above, support for staff costs and other expenses incurred as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones is received from registered donations made to the All-Party Parliamentary Group. (Registered 24 June 2013)
From 5 December 2013, Honorary President of the Goulash Co-operative Limited, 2 Coombe Warren, Brinklow Road, Coventry CV3 2AB (registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965), in which I hold one share (Updated 6 January 2014). Expected commitment of 2-3 hours per month for which I receive no remuneration. (Registered 20 December 2013)