TOMMY Robinson is facing calls for a police probe into “missing donations” after a year-long investigation into his financial affairs by Channel 4’s Dispatches.
The documentary reveals that despite Robinson repeatedly claiming to his supporters that he is unable to open an account in the UK, an active Metro Bank account exists in his real name, Stephen Christopher Lennon.
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Former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Max Hill KC said there is now sufficient evidence to justify opening a criminal probe into whether Robinson lied under oath during a 2022 High Court hearing.
Sir Max also warned that the former EDL leader’s failure to pass on funds raised from the public to a survivor of a grooming gang is “likely to be fraud”.
Undercover checks from Channel 4 have now confirmed the Metro Bank account is capable of receiving funds.
Robinson may have raised millions of pounds in donations from his supporters over the last eight years, the investigation said.
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But multiple people he has raised funds for, including the survivor of a grooming gang, have claimed they never received any money.
Investigators tracking cryptocurrency wallets set up to accept donations for Robinson also discovered that in January 2020, almost £6,000 worth of Bitcoin was transferred directly from a donation wallet to an online gambling platform.
Robinson previously admitted in court to losing £100,000 through gambling over a two-year period.
The findings come from an extensive investigation by reporter Matt Shea, who tracked donations, forensically analysed corporate filings, and interviewed former insiders alongside individuals Robinson claimed to assist.
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“It does feel like we’ve finally managed to pierce the veil of secrecy surrounding Robinson’s finances,” Shea said.
“People he says he’s raised cash for have not received that money. And he has serious questions to answer about whether he told the truth in court, under oath, about his own wealth.”
When contacted by Dispatches for a response to the allegations, Robinson issued a “declaration of war” in an explosive voice message.
The documentary challenges Robinson’s public statements regarding his banking status.
Between September 2025 and January 2026, Robinson told supporters on multiple occasions that he had been “debanked by every single bank possible” and was “not allowed a bank account” in the UK.
However, Dispatches verified the existence of an active Metro Bank account in the name of Mr S C Lennon, successfully transferring money into it to confirm its operation.
The investigation raises further concerns regarding funds raised for victims of crime.
In September 2025, Robinson promoted a cryptocurrency initiative on X, claiming a percentage of proceeds would go to five survivors of Telford grooming gangs featured in his documentary series The Rape of Britain.
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Robinson pledged at the time: “I’ve done a five-part series called The Rape of Britain, and I’ve got to know five survivors, and I kept in contact with them.
“So you see if this money does come in, and it does come in, I’m gonna contribute a percentage, I’m going to contact them, and each one of those five girls who we told a story will financially benefit from this.”
Yet one survivor featured in the film, speaking under the pseudonym “Kate”, confirmed she received no contact or financial aid from the appeal.
She said: “No. I’ve not heard anything. I’ve not heard of that at all. So if it’s going to Telford grooming gang survivors, I don’t know about it I’m shocked by that.
“He’s using me basically. He’s using me to say that the money’s going to me but it’s not. I don’t hear from him at all.
“I am very angry because I’m sat here, like, literally struggling while other people profit from my pain and suffering
“It’s completely misdirected, they could be contacting legitimate charities who are actually trying to support victims. If you wanted to support survivors, don’t support Tommy Robinson.
Analysis of Robinson’s cryptocurrency accounts by specialist tracing firm Token Recovery further revealed that in January 2020, 0.92 Bitcoin – then worth nearly £6,000 – was transferred directly from a public donation wallet to an address linked to an online gambling platform, according to Digital asset tracing lawyer Matt Green.
Questions over Robinson’s finances also centre on a High Court appearance in June 2022, following his failure to pay £100,000 in damages and legal costs to Jamal Hijazi, a Syrian schoolboy he libelled.
Under questioning about Lennon Consultancy Limited – a firm that handled supporter donations – Robinson insisted under oath: “It was a company owned by my ex-wife”, “It’s not my company”, and “I don’t know.”
However, Dispatches uncovered documents showing Robinson actively managing the business, including a 2018 legal agreement signed under his real name, Stephen Lennon, “for and on behalf of Lennon Consultancy Ltd”.
Emails also reveal him managing staff, overseeing company operations, and directing his ex-wife, Jenna Lennon, on salary payments.
Company records show both Robinson and his ex-wife received a £70,000 dividend from the business within the same year.
Further documentation indicates large sums linked to Robinson’s work flowed directly into Jenna Lennon’s personal bank account, despite Robinson claiming under oath that their finances were kept entirely separate.
These payments include £45,000 from a national newspaper following a story based on footage secretly filmed by Robinson, and £20,000 from the publisher of his autobiography.
In a statement to Dispatches, Robinson maintained Lennon Consultancy “was associated with my then wife. I worked in and around that operation”.
In a written response, Tommy Robinson told Dispatches that his Metro Bank account is a “personal basic account”.
He added: “Supporters’ donations are not paid into my personal account, I have been closed by multiple banks and the account you tested is not a contradiction of that.”
Robinson claimed that Kate “stopped speaking to us years ago and has not engaged with us since.
“We could not pay someone we could not reach and who did not want contact.”
He said 4 other survivors featured in his films “have had financial support and ongoing care from us.”
He added: “I deny fraud.”
Robinson told Channel 4: “The £45,000 was not a bung to hide my wages” – it went to Jenna Lennon “so she could deal with security and protection for her and my children’s home if there was backlash to the expose.”
The £20,000 “was, as I understand it, her arrangement with the publisher for packing and distribution… She has a separate financial agreement with the publisher direct.”
Robinson said Lennon Consultancy “was associated with my then wife. I worked in and around that operation”.
He added: “The five UK companies were run by other people. I worked for them.
“If accounts were not filed, if companies were struck off or liquidated, if HMRC is owed money, that is a matter for those directors.”
Robinson said he and Jenna Lennon “did keep funds separate in the sense I described to the court: her money was hers”.
He added: “I deny perjury. I did not pay Mr Hijazi because I was made bankrupt. I work for Circulo Independente Unipessoal Lda. Appeals are often made in my name because I am the public face of the work.
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“Supporter donations are received and spent by the company on overheads, events, campaigns, documentaries and related work. I am paid contract fees.”
He said a quote for PA hire for a recent event was more than half a million pounds, which “shows that a single rally of that scale is a significant production cost.”