RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Claire Coutinho declared helicopter transport for herself and a staff member to a hydrogen-engine meeting in September 2024.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | 2024-09-19 |
| Coverage | UK · selected public records |
| Status | Verified legal-entity link |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-14 |
| Organisation | J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited |
| Company number | 00561597 |
| Identity / relationship basis | Organisation-level link using company number 00561597 in the parliamentary register, Companies House and the selected Electoral Commission records. Only omitted leading zeros in numeric company numbers are normalised. This does not establish that a parliamentary entry and an EC entry are separate transactions. |
| Existing EC record references | C0578433, C0583431, C0835466 |
| Finance link scope | Organisation-level link, not a transaction match or additional donation money. |
Documented timeline
2024-09-19 · Registered financial interest · Claire Coutinho
Return helicopter transport to JCB headquarters for a meeting about hydrogen combustion engine development; registered 15 October 2024.
· source listed below
Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests, Claire Coutinho, 28 October 2024 — Category 3, J C Bamford Excavators Ltd, received/accepted 19 September 2024; registration 00561597
Interpretation limits
Selected historical entries, not a complete register search or a current balance of interests. Parliamentary interest: not a ministerial meeting record. No meeting or policy influence is inferred. Do not add the parliamentary value to Electoral Commission totals: reporting can overlap. The linked EC records are selected examples for the same legal entity, not transaction matches or payments to the named MP. This is a parliamentary hospitality declaration describing a meeting, not a departmental ministerial meeting return. JCB Sales Limited is a different company and is excluded.
Sources
- Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests, Claire Coutinho, 28 October 2024
- Companies House: J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited — Company registration number and legal name.
- Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests, Claire Coutinho, 28 October 2024 — Category 3, J C Bamford Excavators Ltd, received/accepted 19 September 2024; registration 00561597
- Existing CLA finance explorer: J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited — Exact allowlisted references: C0578433, C0583431, C0835466. The explorer search may display other records; this identity link applies only to the references listed.
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Political donations, registered interests and disclosed meetings: J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited. Record jc-bamford-excavators-interests, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/access/jc-bamford-excavators-interests.html
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