Lord Houghton of Richmond

Lord Houghton of Richmond's full title is The Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE DL. His name is John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Registered Interests

Registered Interests for Lord Houghton of Richmond.

The Register is updated continuously throughout each sitting day and at regular intervals on other days.

Category 1: Directorships

  • Founder and Controlling Director, De Vinculis Ltd (corporate consultancy) (interest ceased 1 August 2024)
  • Chairman, Byzgen (tech start-up)
  • Director (formerly Chairman), Draken (Europe) and FR Aviation (aviation services company)
  • Chairman, SecureCloud+ (also involves advisory work that is separately remunerated via De Vinculis Ltd - see category 1) technology company specialising in secure communication and data exploitation services) (interest regarding advisory work ceased 30 April 2024)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

  • Occasional speaker, Leading Authorities International (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
  • Senior Defence and Security Adviser, Thales UK (defence and technical company)
  • Strategic Adviser, Tadaweb (technology company specialising in open source data search) (involves indirect payment for work contracted to various agencies of French and Canadian Governments) (interest ceased 1 August 2024)
  • Strategic Adviser, Whitespace (tech company specialising in AI assisted decision making)
  • Strategic Advisor, Rebellion Defense (tech security company) (interest ceased 31 December 2023)
  • Advisor, Draken International LLC (aviation services company) (involves indirect payment for range of contracted work including United States Air Force, Royal Saudi Air Force and Dutch Caribbean)
  • Strategic Adviser, Strategy& (management consulting) (interest ceased 31 December 2023)

Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)

  • De Vinculis Ltd (corporate consultancy) (interest ceased 1 August 2024)

Category 4: Shareholdings (a)

  • De Vinculis Ltd (corporate consultancy) (interest ceased 1 August 2024)

Category 4: Shareholdings (b)

  • Tadaweb (technology company specialising in open source data search)
  • Byzgen (tech start-up)
  • Whitespace (tech company specialising in AI assisted decision making)

Category 7: Overseas visits

  • Visit to Israel, 15-19 September 2024, to receive briefings on political and security situation in the region; flights and accommodation costs paid by ELMET International

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)

  • The member participates in an annual dialogue on security strategy under the auspices of the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)

  • Director, Tickets for Troops (charity)
  • President, Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (interest ceased 31 July 2024)