This register of interests was published on Monday 26 February 2024, 3.04 pm.
I, Councillor Wisdom Da Costa a Member of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead give notice that the following disclosable pecuniary interests, of myself and those of my spouse are provided below. I have set out, under the appropriate headings, my interests which I am required to declare pursuant to the Act and Regulations and have put 'none' where I have no such interests under any heading.
1. Employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried out for profit or gain;
Description of your employment activity |
Name of Employer or Body |
Director |
A Star Accounting Services Ltd. |
Associate |
Vincere Simul Ltd |
Spouse - None - remains on the register of Nurses and Midwives (NMC) |
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Director |
Da Costa Creations Ltd |
Spouse - Director |
Da Costa Creations Ltd |
2. Sponsorship
Payment/Financial benefit received from |
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£750 sponsorship from West Windsor Residents Association towards election expenses
for by-election in Clewer North Ward in Windsor on 4th May 2017 |
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7 July 2017 - the West Windsor Residents Association paid £145.74 on my behalf to Exhibition Display Solutions to acquire two Banners to advertise my quarterly Clewer North surgeries. |
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May 2019 - £375 Clewer and Dedworth West Election expenses from WWRA. |
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May 2023 - £375 Clewer and Dedworth West Election expenses from WWRA |
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3. Contracts
Contract details |
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None |
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Spouse - None |
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4. Land
Land in which you hold a beneficial interest |
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None |
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Spouse - 90 Pierson Road, Windsor, SL4 5RF |
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5. Licences
Details of licence |
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None |
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Spouse - None |
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6. Corporate tenancies
Details of tenancy |
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None |
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Spouse - None |
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7. Securities
Details of beneficial interest in securities of a body |
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100% owner of 'A Star Accounting Services Ltd |
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Minority shareholder in Vincere Simul Ltd |
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Da Costa Creations Ltd - 50% shareholder |
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Spouse - Da Costa Creations Ltd - 50% shareholder |
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8. Personal Interests
Position |
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Member of YHA |
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Membership of Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead Bee Keepers Society; |
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Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants |
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Associate Member of Association of Corporate Treasurers |
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Member - British Bee Keepers Association |
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Supporter - The Climate Party |
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Cllr and spouse - joint investors in The Swan Clewer CIC |
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Treasurer of the West Windsor Residents Association |
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Spouse - Retired members of National Midwifery Council |
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Member - Friends of the Earth |
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Member - Centre for Alternative Technology |
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Spouse - Member - Centre for Alternative Technology |
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Spouse - West Windsor Hub - Chair, Manager, Trustee, Member |
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West Windsor Hub - Trustee, Member |
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Officer & Member of West Windsor Residents Association |
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Spouse Member & Nominating Officer of West Windsor Residents Association |
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Spouse Member of Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead Bee Keepers Society |
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Member of My Church, Windsor |
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Spouse - Membership of Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead Bee Keepers Association
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Spouse -Membership of West Windsor Residents Association |
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Member of All Saints Church, Dedworth |
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Spouse - Member of All Saints Church, Dedworth |
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Political Agent for Ed Gemmell, Climate Party candidate in the by election at Uxbridge & South Ruislip on 20 July 2023 |
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Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association Commercial and Property Board |
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Substitute member of Local Government Association Economy and Resources Board |
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9. Gifts and Hospitality
Gift/Hospitality received from: |
Nature of Gift/Hospitality |
Lodge Brothers at the recent opening of their new branch in Dedworth (67 Dedworth Rd, Windsor SL4 4EY) |
A gift of a bottle of Nicholas Courtin Champagne (worth around £20) on 28 June 2018 |
Windsor Food Academy |
Black tie student awards dinner 10/3/18 - Cllr Da Costa and spouse |
Windsor Food Academy |
Black tie student awards dinner 24/11/18 - Cllr Da Costa and spouse |
Resident whom I helped, with Adam Afriyie MP, to get her British Citizenship |
A box or chocolates, a bottle of champagne and, a tin of shortbread worth approximately £30.00 |
Legoland |
Admission plus hospitality from LEGOLAND (non-alcoholic beverages) at the opening of the Mythica ride 25 May 2021 |
Theatre Royal Windsor |
Complimentary ticket to see The Grass is Greener Friday 10th March - approximate value £25 |
Legoland |
Testing new attraction for self, spouse, and grandson on 10 October 2023. 5 total rounds @ £8 = £40 total value £24 Cllr. Wisdom Da Costa, £16 Spouse. |
Theatre Royal |
Performance of Lady Windemere's Fan- approx. value £20 |