Hertsmere
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative, MP since 2015
Claimed in 2024-25
£226,269
299th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£215,068
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£10,786
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£415
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 73,465 electors
£3.08
Outside money on the register
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser From: 2 November 2024. Until: 1 November 2026. Payer: Caxton Associates LLP (Global Macro Hedge Fund), 20 Carlton House Terrace, 2nd Floor, London, SW1Y 5AN ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 19 November 2024; updated 8 April 2025)
- Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser From: 2 November 2024. Until: 2 May 2026. Payer: Pierce Protocols Limited trading as Heni (an international art services business), 126-134 Baker Street, London W1U 6UE ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 9 January 2025; updated 12 May 2025)
- Role, work or services: Strategy Adviser From: 16 June 2025. Payer: Francisco Partners Management LP (Global technology investment firm), 1 Letterman Drive, Building C, Suite 410, San Francisco, California 94129 ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 9 July 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Kamal Pankhania Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the Conservative Summer party, value £450 Date received: 12 June 2025 Date accepted: 12 June 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 1 July 2025)
- Name of donor: Fazan Tahir Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for Royal Ascot, value £3,700 Date received: 17 June 2025 Date accepted: 17 June 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 1 July 2025)
- Name of donor: Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP Address of donor: 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality for the Henley Festival, value £1,301.80 Date received: 10 July 2025 Date accepted: 10 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration OC306074 (Registered 28 July 2025)
- Name of donor: London Town Group of Companies Limited Address of donor: 8-14 Talbot Square, London W2 1TS Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Return train (£224.27) and 1 night's accommodation (£534.32) for the Conservative Party Conference, value £758.59 Date received: 6 October 2025 Date accepted: 6 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01839136 (Registered 20 October 2025)
- Name of donor: Deep Shah Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets with hospitality for the Denver Broncos v New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, value £2,556 Date received: 12 October 2025 Date accepted: 12 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 October 2025)
- Name of donor: Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP Address of donor: 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show Gala Preview and Reception, value £3,500 Date received: 18 May 2026 Date accepted: 18 May 2026 Donor status: company, registration OC306074 (Registered 3 June 2026)
- Name of donor: SKY UK LIMITED Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for a Test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, value £360 Date received: 19 June 2026 Date accepted: 19 June 2026 Donor status: company, registration 02906991 (Registered 1 July 2026)
- Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality and entry to the Royal Enclosure and Turf Club at Royal Ascot, value £510 Date received: 16 June 2026 Date accepted: 16 June 2026 Donor status: other (Embassy) (Registered 9 July 2026)
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3,750) and accommodation (£3,500), value £7,250 Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) Dates of visit: 28 October 2025 to 31 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Attending the UAE-UK Business Council Plenary Conference (Registered 18 November 2025)
- Name of donor: BRIDGE Address of donor: Office 2902, Unit D30, Floor 29, Sky Tower, Shams Abu Dhabi, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights (approx £6,100), Accommodation (approx £10,200), Transfers and local transport (approx £200), Hospitality and access to the Formula 1 Grand Prix (approx £4,100), Gift box (£250), value £20,850 Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) Dates of visit: 6 December 2025 to 11 December 2025 Purpose of visit: Speaker at BRIDGE Summit 2025 (Registered 29 December 2025)
- Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flight: £6,950, Accommodation: £4,995, Transfers and Transport: £1700, value £13,645 Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) Dates of visit: 27 January 2026 to 30 January 2026 Purpose of visit: A cross-party visit to engage with parliamentarians and civic society representatives. (Registered 17 February 2026)
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
- Name of donor: SM Entertainment Address of donor: Acro Seoul Forest D-Tower, 83-21 Wangsimni-Ro, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, Korea Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4 Tickets and Hospitality for SM Town Live, value £400 Date received: 28 June 2025 Date accepted: 28 June 2025 Donor status: company (Registered 21 July 2025)
Miscellaneous
- A patron of the Peace Hospice, Watford (unpaid). Date interest arose: 7 July 2016 (Registered 29 July 2016)
- Chair of Conservative Friends of India Date interest arose: 12 May 2025 (Registered 13 May 2025)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.