A London-based interior design company that faced the threat of forced closure over unpaid taxes donated £200,000 to Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party, despite reporting limited cash reserves and tax liabilities exceeding the value of its political contributions. Corporate filings and electoral records raise questions about the firm’s financial position, commercial activity, and the timing of its donations, even as the company insists it acted fully within the law.

The firm, Interior Architecture Landscape Limited, made a series of donations to Reform UK in multiple installments up to August 2025, according to data published by the UK Electoral Commission. The contributions, totaling £200,000, were disclosed during a period when the company was carrying significant unpaid tax obligations and had attracted the attention of the UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Financial statements filed by the company for the 2023–2024 accounting year show outstanding tax debts of more than £218,000, a figure greater than the total value of its donations. The same accounts, submitted in April 2025, indicate that Interior Architecture Landscape held cash reserves of just over £22,000 at the time, calling into question how the firm funded such a substantial political contribution.

HMRC initiated winding-up proceedings against the company in January 2025, a step typically reserved for cases in which creditors have exhausted other methods of recovering unpaid debts. Although the proceedings were later dismissed, the move underscored the seriousness of the company’s financial difficulties. In addition, Interior Architecture Landscape was twice subject to strike-off petitions by Companies House over the past two years, suggesting repeated compliance or financial issues. All three actions were........

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