Bestway
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Bestway are a wholesale cash and carry business and pharmacy company based in the UK, founded by Anwar Pervez.
History
The cash and carry side of Bestway started when Pervez opened a corner shop in Bradford in 1963. He soon moved into wholesale, realising it was more lucrative.
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, Bestway bought rival cash and carry Batleys for £100million, turning the company into the second biggest wholesaler.
As of 2014, it has a turnover of £2.4billion.[1]
Political Donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2005 | Bestway Limited, 2 Abbey Road | £10,000.00 | Labour Party | Batley and Spen CLP |
| 12/01/2005 | Bestway Cash and Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road | £10,000.00 | Labour Party | Brent East Clp |
| 12/04/2005 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, Bestway Cash & Carry Limited | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Banbury |
| 12/04/2005 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, Bestway Cash & Carry Limited | £4,851.55 | Conservative Party | Dewsbury |
| 30/03/2006 | Bestway Cash and Carry Ltd, Bestway Cash and Carry Ltd | £3,000.00 | The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP | |
| 30/03/2006 | Bestway Cash and Carry, Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd | £3,000.00 | Mr Paul Goodman | |
| 14/03/2006 | Bestway Cash and Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 29/05/2007 | Bestway Northern Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £10,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 29/05/2007 | Bestway Cash & Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road | £15,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 18/01/2008 | Bestways PLC, Abbey Road | £10,000.00 | Mr Shahid Malik MP | |
| 31/10/2008 | Bestway Cash & Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road | £2,000.00 | Conservative Party | Banbury |
| 09/11/2008 | Bestway Holding Ltd, Abbey Rad | £6,000.00 | Liberal Democrats | Borough of Brent |
| 10/06/2009 | Bestway (Holdings) Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £2,647.98 | Ms Sarah Teather MP | |
| 25/06/2009 | Bestway Cash & Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road | £5,000.00 | Conservative Party | Beaconsfield |
| 06/07/2009 | Bestways Cash & Carry Limited, 2 ABBEY ROAD | £10,000.00 | Labour Party | Bolton South East CLP |
| 24/02/2010 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 10/11/2010 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £4,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 02/03/2011 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £50,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 18/05/2011 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £7,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 03/11/2011 | Bestway (Northern) Limited, 2 Abbey Road | £5,000.00 | Liberal Democrats | Borough of Brent |
| 11/11/2011 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £9,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 02/03/2012 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £4,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 02/03/2012 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £57,450.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 28/06/2012 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £10,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 09/08/2012 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £5,000.00 | Conservative Party | Gillingham and Rainham |
| 22/03/2013 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £59,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 30/08/2013 | Bestway Northern Ltd, Bestway Northern Ltd | £10,000.00 | Conservative Friends of Pakistan | |
| 05/07/2013 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £7,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 31/03/2014 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £57,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
| 03/07/2014 | Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road | £7,500.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
Notes
- ↑ Dominic Midgley Anwar Pervez: The Billionaire cash and carry King, Express, 21 July 2014, accessed 16 February 2015
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 16 February 2015
