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Central Devon

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative, MP since 2010

Official portrait of Sir Mel Stride

Claimed in 2024-25

£236,671

269th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.

Staff wages

paid to the MP's own employees

£199,284

Office costs

rent, utilities, equipment, printing

£11,723

Accommodation

London rent and bills

£21,947

Travel

the MP's own and their staff's

£3,717

Cost per elector

on 75,385 electors

£3.14

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

  • Name of donor: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 for the provision of staff Donor status: company, registration 00561597 (Registered 20 November 2025)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

  • Name of donor: Graham Edwards Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 policy research/visits Date received: 12 September 2025 Date accepted: 12 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 30 September 2025)
  • Name of donor: Susan Green Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 political activity Date received: 21 January 2026 Date accepted: 21 January 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 February 2026)
  • Name of donor: IPGL Limited Address of donor: 39 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9PL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 political activity Date received: 21 January 2026 Date accepted: 21 January 2026 Donor status: company, registration 09064598 (Registered 10 February 2026)
  • Name of donor: Andrew Dawber Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,483 political activity Date received: 7 April 2026 Date accepted: 7 April 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 30 April 2026; updated 8 July 2026)
  • Name of donor: Joy Dawber Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,514 political activity Date received: 7 April 2026 Date accepted: 7 April 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 30 April 2026)
  • Name of donor: Brechin Investment Ltd Address of donor: 56 The Square, Chagford TQ13 8AE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,514 political activity Date received: 10 April 2026 Date accepted: 10 April 2026 Donor status: company, registration 09735057 (Registered 7 May 2026)
  • Name of donor: Paddy Nicoll Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity Date received: 2 March 2026 Date accepted: 2 March 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 May 2026)
  • Name of donor: Paddy Nicoll Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 political activity Date received: 27 April 2026 Date accepted: 27 April 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 19 May 2026)
  • Name of donor: John Ruskin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity Date received: 16 February 2026 Date accepted: 16 February 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 8 July 2026)
  • Name of donor: John Ruskin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity Date received: 22 June 2026 Date accepted: 22 June 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 8 July 2026)
  • Name of donor: Andrew Dawber Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity Date received: 17 June 2026 Date accepted: 17 June 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 8 July 2026)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Name of donor: Kensington, Bayswater, Chelsea & Fulham Conservatives Address of donor: 44 Southern Row, London W10 5AN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two ticekts for myself and Lady Stride to attend a gala fundraising event, where I was also a guest speaker, value £340 Date received: 24 November 2025 Date accepted: 24 November 2025 Donor status: registered party (Registered 18 December 2025)
  • Name of donor: Lloyds Banking Group PLC Address of donor: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality for myself and Lady Stride, to attend the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, value £1,839 Date received: 18 May 2026 Date accepted: 18 May 2026 Donor status: company, registration SC095000 (Registered 26 May 2026)
  • Name of donor: The Conservative Party Foundation Address of donor: 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and Lady Stride to attend The Spring Lunch in support of Conservative Marginal Seats and Women2Win, value £600 Date received: 20 May 2026 Date accepted: 20 May 2026 Donor status: registered party (Registered 26 May 2026)
  • Name of donor: British Asian Trust Address of donor: Camburgh House, 27 New Dover Road, Canterbury Kent CT1 3DN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets for me and Lady Stride, to attend the British Asian Trust reception, value £2,000 Date received: 9 June 2026 Date accepted: 9 June 2026 Donor status: trust (A diaspora-led international development organisation) (Registered 24 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Hakluyt Address of donor: 34 Upper Brook Street, London W1K 7QS Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets for me and Lady Stride, to attend the Hakluyt Summer Party 2026, value £550 Date received: 11 June 2026 Date accepted: 11 June 2026 Donor status: company, registration 03481321 (Registered 29 June 2026)

Visits outside the UK

  • Name of donor: Graham Edwards Address of donor: private Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £11,000 trip to USA and accompanied by Parliamentary Adviser. Donation received 12 September 2025 Destination of visit: United States Dates of visit: 6 September 2025 to 10 September 2025 Purpose of visit: Economic research and business visits (Registered 30 September 2025)

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

  • Name of company or organisation: Venture Marketing Group Ltd Nature of business: Publisher, organiser of exhibitions and conferences

Miscellaneous

  • Honorary Fellowship awarded by St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 9 October 2025 (Registered 7 November 2025)

Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.