The BNP is asked again - where has all the money gone?

More stories emerge of financial impropriety at the BNP in run-up to leadership challenge...

Whose business? Your business…

The BNP owns several companies paid for with BNP members' cash, yet no branches or groups have EVER profited from these businesses. The legal structure of these companies and some of its hidden directors means branches and groups will NEVER profit from them.

What are those businesses?

1, GWR ‘Great White Records’

It was stated at an AC meeting that more than £40,000 of membership money was poured into starting up GWR, but who owns it, and who profits?

I’m sure like many others you have purchased CDs from this company, but GWR has not only never donated to the BNP as it claims on its site, but it hasn’t filed accounts required by law for 2 years.

The original directors were Dave Hannam and John Walker. It was then switched to Dave Hannam and Nick Cass. Nick Cass resigned as director several months ago and as yet no one else has replaced him.

To check that the above is indeed fact, please go to Companies House and type ’Great White Records’ into the search box. This service is free from Monday to Friday, closed at weekends, and you must do your searches before midnight.

Name & Registered Office:GREAT WHITE RECORDS LIMITED
SOUTH FARM SOUTH CLIFFE MARKET WEIGHTON YO43 4UX
Company No. 05653472
Status: Active - Proposal to Strike off
Date of Incorporation: 14/12/2005
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC(03)):None Supplied
Accounting Reference Date: 31/12
Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED)
Next Accounts Due: 14/10/2007
Last Return Made Up To:
Next Return Due: 11/01/2007 OVERDUE

Check out the Electoral Commission and read the list of BNP donators and the party accounts. Where is the money?

2, Excalibur Promotions Ltd

Liquidated over 4 years ago owing more than £150,000. The directors are hidden, but we know Chris Beverly runs it. No money has ever been donated to the BNP by Excalibur. Feel free to check the donor list at the electoral commission website. BNP members spend their money with Excalibur, why is none donated to the BNP?

Many thanks to the BNP member who provided the cheque showing that this company is still trading while in liquidation. Isn’t that illegal?

If Excalibur isn't Excalibur Promotions Ltd, why is it cashing Excalibur Promotion cheques?

To check that the above is FACT, go to the companies house website

Name & Registered Office:EXCALIBUR PROMOTIONS LTD
QUEENSGATE HOUSE 48 QUEEN STREET EXETER DEVON EX4 3SR
Company No. 04081322
Status: Liquidation Date of Incorporation: 02/10/2000
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC(03)):7487 - Other business activities
Accounting Reference Date: 31/12
Last Accounts Made Up To: 31/12/2001 (ACCOUNTS TYPE NOT AVAILABLE)
Next Accounts Due: 31/10/2003 OVERDUE
Last Return Made Up To: 02/10/2003
Next Return Due: 30/10/2004 OVERDUE

3, RWB Red White & Blue

Known in some circles as Griffin's three-ring circus where members are supposed to feel so happy to be part of the crowd that they part with huge amounts of cash and spend weeks preparing stalls where they mostly make a loss, and usually from their own pockets.

It is a fact that Griffin plays down the RWB as a money earner and AC members are always instructed to state it makes a loss, it doesn’t. RWB usually brings in a profit in excess of £30,000 and any stall owners who are deemed to make a large profit are supposed to hand some over to the party. Last year £6,000 was raised on beer alone, but the most interesting fact of last year was a notice put up by the Treasurer John Walker asking for ticket monies to be made payable to Freedom promotions Ltd, it was then quickly changed to make monies payable to British Heritage.

A BNP member investigated further and discovered that no company called Freedom Promotions Ltd exists. If it doesn’t exist how can the BNP ask for monies to be paid into it? In fact there were 4 companies opened and closed called Freedom Promotions Ltd, none of them ever traded, but bank accounts were gained using the company names. The BNP owns one of those accounts and above is a cheque that they paid into it. Once again it is illegal.

Thank you to the diligent BNP members for this evidence. Nicholarse must be horrified that you’re not all dummies.

4, The Trafalgar Club

Quotes from the BNP website.

“The Trafalgar Club is an elite fund-raising group. “

“Trafalgar Club members pledge a minimum subscription of £15 per month, in return for which they receive regular special internal bulletins, are invited to attend the annual Trafalgar Club dinner free of charge hosted by the party Chairman receive a Trafalgar Club tie (or a personalised organiser file in the case of ladies). The tie carries the first two 'words' of Nelson's semaphore signal before the Battle of Trafalgar: "England Expects." (Available in first year of membership only.”

“Contributing this way to the British National Party is a good investment for your future. You do not need to be a member of the British National Party to join the Trafalgar Club.”

Nicholarse Griffin has himself claimed that there are 400 Trafalgar Club members, and if you times that by the annual fee of belonging to this prestigious club which is £180, it adds up to £72,000 per year. Nowhere in the BNP accounts does it state any donations from the Trafalgar Club, nor is the Trafalgar Club listed as a donator to the BNP. No one knows how much money is donated separately at this annual event as nothing has ever been declared. The bank account holders of the Trafalgar Club are Nicholarse Griffin and his mother, Jean Griffin.

Last years Trafalgar Club dinner was meant to be a 4 course hot meal at the Waterton Park Hotel. When TC members arrived, some having done extremely long journeys to attend, they were greeted with a cold buffet of sandwiches. Nick Cass organiser of the event and BNP treasurer John Walker apologised to the 140 TC members present and explained that the Waterton Park Hotel had not only double booked, but were not used to catering for 140 guests.
Some incensed TC members contacted the hotel to complain, and the response from the management went thus

“The Waterton Park Hotel regularly caters for 140 guests providing 4 course hot meals, but the Trafalgar Club event was booked several months ago for sandwiches only. We apologise if you were disappointed, but the menu was pre arranged by the Trafalgar Club event organiser. We were not double booked”

TC members were clearly ripped off and lied to. Anyone else wishing to check the validity of the above should contact the Waterton Park Hotel.

This quote from the BNP site caught our attention:

"Is your country worth £3.46 a week? Are the futures of your sons and daughters worth the cost of a few chocolate bars? Join the Trafalgar Club today!"

AND WE SAY, WHERE IS THE MONEY?

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