Bestway

Bestway are a wholesale cash and carry business and pharmacy company based in the UK, founded by Anwar Pervez.
==History==
The cash and carry side of Bestway started when Pervez opened a corner shop in Bradford in 1963. He soon moved into wholesale, realising it was more lucrative.
In 1999, Bestway 'bought the Co-op's pharmacy business from under the noses of Boots and Lloyds Pharmacy for £620million', making it the UK's thirds biggest pharmacy group.
In 2004, despite having a turnover of £1.1billion, Bestway bought rival cash and carry Batleys for £100million, turning the company into the second biggest wholesaler.
As of 2014, it has a turnover of £2.4billion. Dominic Midgley Anwar Pervez: The Billionaire cash and carry King, Express, 21 July 2014, accessed 16 February 2015 
==People==
*Zameer Choudrey, chief executive
==HSBC 2015 tax avoidance scandal==
In the wake of the HSBC Swiss tax avoidance scandal, it was revealed that Bestway owner Sir Anwar Pervez and every other director on the companies eight-member board were linked with Swiss accounts. Pervez said HM Revenue and Customs was 'aware of these accounts and trusts and all directors were tax compliant'. David Leigh, James Ball, Juliette Garside and David Pegg HSBC files show Tories raised over £5m from HSBC Swiss account holders The Guardian, 11 February 2015, accessed 16 February 2015 
==Political Donations==
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
Date
Name of donor
Amount
Donated to
Subsidiary (parties only)
01/02/2005
Bestway Limited, 2 Abbey Road
£10,000.00
Labour Party
Batley and Spen CLP
12/01/2005
Bestway Cash and Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road
£10,000.00
Labour Party
Brent East Clp
12/04/2005
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, Bestway Cash & Carry Limited
£2,000.00
Conservative Party
Banbury
12/04/2005
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, Bestway Cash & Carry Limited
£4,851.55
Conservative Party
Dewsbury
30/03/2006
Bestway Cash and Carry Ltd, Bestway Cash and Carry Ltd
£3,000.00
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP
30/03/2006
Bestway Cash and Carry, Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd
£3,000.00
Mr Paul Goodman
14/03/2006
Bestway Cash and Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
29/05/2007
Bestway Northern Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£10,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
29/05/2007
Bestway Cash & Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road
£15,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
18/01/2008
Bestways PLC, Abbey Road
£10,000.00
Mr Shahid Malik MP
31/10/2008
Bestway Cash & Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road
£2,000.00
Conservative Party
Banbury
09/11/2008
Bestway Holding Ltd, Abbey Rad
£6,000.00
Liberal Democrats
Borough of Brent
10/06/2009
Bestway (Holdings) Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£2,647.98
Ms Sarah Teather MP
25/06/2009
Bestway Cash & Carry Limited, 2 Abbey Road
£5,000.00
Conservative Party
Beaconsfield
06/07/2009
Bestways Cash & Carry Limited, 2 ABBEY ROAD
£10,000.00
Labour Party
Bolton South East CLP
24/02/2010
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
10/11/2010
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£4,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
02/03/2011
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
18/05/2011
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£7,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
03/11/2011
Bestway (Northern) Limited, 2 Abbey Road
£5,000.00
Liberal Democrats
Borough of Brent
11/11/2011
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£9,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
02/03/2012
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£4,500.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
02/03/2012
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£57,450.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
28/06/2012
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£10,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
09/08/2012
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£5,000.00
Conservative Party
Gillingham and Rainham
22/03/2013
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£59,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
30/08/2013
Bestway Northern Ltd, Bestway Northern Ltd
£10,000.00
Conservative Friends of Pakistan
05/07/2013
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£7,500.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
31/03/2014
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£57,500.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
03/07/2014
Bestway Cash & Carry Ltd, 2 Abbey Road
£7,500.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
 Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 16 February 2015 
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