IM Group
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IM Group, Source: IM Group
IM Group is a car-import business chaired by Robert Edmiston, a multi-millionaire businessman.[1] Edmiston helps to fund the Conservative Party, the Taxpayers' Alliance and the West Midlands Taxpayers' Alliance and is a member of the Midlands Industrial Council.[2][3][4]
IM is registered by the Electoral Commission as having donated £50,000 on 8 February 2016 to Grassroots Out, one of the campaigns trying to persuade voters to leave the EU in the referendum on 23 June 2016. [5]
Donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/08/2008 | IM Group Limited | £2,000.00 | Mr Andrew Mitchell MP |
| 17/02/2009 | IM Group Limited | £7,500.00 | Ms Philippa Stroud |
| 04/02/2013 | IM Group Limited | £20,000.00 | Conservative Christian Fellowship |
| 22/10/2013 | IM Group Limited | £25,000.00 | Conservative Christian Fellowship |
| 04/11/2014 | IM Group Limited | £25,000.00 | Conservative Christian Fellowship |
| 20/01/2015 | IM Group Limited | £250,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 14/04/2015 | IM Group Limited | £10,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 08/02/2016 | IM Group Limited | £50,000.00 | Grassroots Out |
| 08/02/2016 | IM Group Limited | £50,000.00 | Grassroots Out |
| 26/04/2016 | IM Group Limited | £100,000.00 | Grassroots Out |
| 25/04/2016 | IM Group Limited | £850,000.00 | Vote Leave |
Affiliations
Robert Edmiston | Conservative Party | Midlands Industrial Council | Taxpayers' Alliance | West Midlands Taxpayers' Alliance
Notes
- ↑ Birmingham Post, Figureheads back group calling for lower taxes, Birmingham Post, 1-August-2007
- ↑ Robert Booth, Who is behind the Taxpayers Alliance, The Guardian, 9-October-2009, Accessed 24-January-2011
- ↑ Birmingham Post, Figureheads back group calling for lower taxes, Birmingham Post, 1-August-2007
- ↑ Robert Winnett and Holly Watt, Tories forced to name club of millionaire supporters, the Sunday Times, 15-October-2006
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Electoral Commission, Grassroots Out Donor Search, accessed 12 May 2016
