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The former wife of Tommy Robinson has admitted to breaches of company accounting regulations, court officials have confirmed.
Jenna Lennon, 41, entered a guilty plea at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday over a charge relating to non-compliance with corporate record-keeping rules.
During a prior hearing, prosecutor Andrew Evans, representing the Insolvency Service, stated that the “books and records” offence concerned Hope & Pride Limited, a company in which Lennon “was formerly the sole director”.
Public records from Companies House indicate that the business held outstanding corporation tax debts of more than £300,000 to HMRC at the time it was liquidated in September 2023.
Lennon acknowledged in court on Thursday that she failed to surrender books and records to the liquidator as required under the Insolvency Act 1986 between 22 September 2023 and 1 December 2025.
She divorced Robinson, whose actual name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, in February 2021. Robinson subsequently filed for bankruptcy in March 2021.
Mr Justice Baumgartner granted bail to the 41-year-old ahead of her sentencing at the court on 26 November.
The Insolvency Service has been contacted for comment.
Earlier this month, Robinson faced allegations of lying under oath regarding his personal own personal finances when a Channel 4 Dispatches investigation was released.
Following a 12-month investigation by the programme, former director of public prosecutions Sir Max Hill KC concluded that some of the material gathered could justify a criminal inquiry.
Robinson rejected the claims in a written statement to Dispatches, saying: “I deny perjury… I deny fraud.”
The documentary – titled Tommy Robinson: Where’s The Money Gone? – asserts that despite collecting hundreds of thousands of pounds in public donations, several high-profile fundraising appeals failed to reach their intended recipients.
Sir Max informed the broadcaster that an alleged failure to pass on funds raised for a survivor of the Telford grooming scandal was “likely to be fraud” through misrepresentation.
The survivor, referred to as “Kate”, stated she received no money from campaigns promoted in her name.
She further accused Robinson of filming a suicidal phone call without her consent and airing it in a documentary using her real name despite promises of anonymity, describing his alleged actions as “despicable”.
In response, Robinson denied using her crisis to make money or broadcasting the footage against her will, stating he recorded the call due to an imminent risk to her life and that Kate was content with the film prior to its release.
