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Due to his Pervez's Pakistani origins he is able to claim non-domicile status and legitimately hold his money outside the UK and thereby avoid UK tax laws. Pervez has donated to, mainly to the [[Conservative Party]], personally and through his company. Both himself and the other eight directors on [[Bestway]]'s member-board are linked with Swiss accounts.
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Due to his Pervez's Pakistani origins he is able to claim non-domicile status and legitimately hold his money outside the UK and thereby avoid UK tax laws. Pervez has donated to the [[Conservative Party]] both personally and through his company. Both himself and the other eight directors on [[Bestway]]'s member-board are linked with Swiss accounts.
  
 
As a party donor, under tax rules, he must declare to [[HM Revenue and Customs]] that he will be ending his days abroad.<ref> David Leigh, James Ball, Juliette Garside and David Pegg [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/11/hsbc-files-show-tories-raised-over-5m-from-hsbc-swiss-account-holders?CMP=share_btn_tw HSBC files show Tories raised over £5m from HSBC Swiss account holders], ''The Guardian'', 11 February 2015, accessed 16 February 2015 </ref>
 
As a party donor, under tax rules, he must declare to [[HM Revenue and Customs]] that he will be ending his days abroad.<ref> David Leigh, James Ball, Juliette Garside and David Pegg [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/11/hsbc-files-show-tories-raised-over-5m-from-hsbc-swiss-account-holders?CMP=share_btn_tw HSBC files show Tories raised over £5m from HSBC Swiss account holders], ''The Guardian'', 11 February 2015, accessed 16 February 2015 </ref>
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*Charter Member, [[Duke of Edinburgh's Award]]<ref> Bestway Group, [http://www.bestwaygroup.co.uk/inside-bestway/board-of-directors Board of directors], accessed 16 February 2015 </ref>
 
*Charter Member, [[Duke of Edinburgh's Award]]<ref> Bestway Group, [http://www.bestwaygroup.co.uk/inside-bestway/board-of-directors Board of directors], accessed 16 February 2015 </ref>
  
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==Political donations==
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Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
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<tr>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th>
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<td align="center">28/05/2001</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£5,500.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">30/06/2002</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£5,500.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">01/05/2003</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£1,250.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Beaconsfield</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">21/07/2004</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£1,250.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Beaconsfield</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">23/11/2004</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Banbury</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="center">13/04/2005</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£2,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Beaconsfield</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">25/05/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£6,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Beaconsfield</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">04/02/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Mohammed A Pervez</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Gillingham and Rainham</td>
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</tr>
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</table><ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 16 February 2015 </ref>
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==Notes==
 
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[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Pervez, Anwar]]
 
[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Pervez, Anwar]]

Revision as of 14:23, 16 February 2015

Sir Anwar Pervez is a businessman of Pakistani origin, who is the founder of the Bestway Holdings Ltd.

Career

In 1956 Pervez moved from Pakistan to Bradford, and and in 1963 he opened up a small corner shop. This corner shop eventually expanded into Bestway, the UK's second biggest wholesale cash and carry chain.

In 1999, Bestway 'bought the Co-op's pharmacy business from under the noses of Boots and Lloyds Pharmacy for £620million', making it the UK's thirds biggest pharmacy group.

In 2004, despite having a turnover of £1.1billion, Pervez bought rivals Batleys for £100million, turning his company into the second biggest wholesaler. As of 2014, it has a turnover of £2.4billion.[1]

HSBC 2015 tax avoidance scandal

Due to his Pervez's Pakistani origins he is able to claim non-domicile status and legitimately hold his money outside the UK and thereby avoid UK tax laws. Pervez has donated to the Conservative Party both personally and through his company. Both himself and the other eight directors on Bestway's member-board are linked with Swiss accounts.

As a party donor, under tax rules, he must declare to HM Revenue and Customs that he will be ending his days abroad.[2]

Affiliations

Political donations

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
28/05/2001 Mohammed A Pervez £5,500.00 Conservative Party Central party
30/06/2002 Mohammed A Pervez £5,500.00 Conservative Party Central party
01/05/2003 Mohammed A Pervez £1,250.00 Conservative Party Beaconsfield
21/07/2004 Mohammed A Pervez £1,250.00 Conservative Party Beaconsfield
23/11/2004 Mohammed A Pervez £2,000.00 Conservative Party Banbury
13/04/2005 Mohammed A Pervez £2,000.00 Conservative Party Beaconsfield
25/05/2007 Mohammed A Pervez £6,000.00 Conservative Party Beaconsfield
04/02/2010 Mohammed A Pervez £10,000.00 Conservative Party Gillingham and Rainham

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Notes

  1. ↑ Dominic Midgley Anwar Pervez: The Billionaire cash and carry King, Express, 21 July 2014, accessed 16 February 2015
  2. ↑ David Leigh, James Ball, Juliette Garside and David Pegg HSBC files show Tories raised over £5m from HSBC Swiss account holders, The Guardian, 11 February 2015, accessed 16 February 2015
  3. ↑ Bestway Group, Board of directors, accessed 16 February 2015
  4. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 16 February 2015
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