Lord Kempsell

Lord Kempsell's full title is The Lord Kempsell. His name is Ross John Kempsell, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Registered Interests

Registered Interests for Lord Kempsell.

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

Category 1: Directorships

  • Hyannis Strategy Limited (personal service company providing the member's own services in communications, media, management advice and journalism; the member is not salaried but may draw ad hoc dividends; all clients are listed in category 1) (current clients are the Office of Boris Johnson Limited (private office of the former Prime Minister); Policy Exchange Limited (non-partisan think tank) (the member is a senior fellow); and GB News (the member is a contributor))
  • Director, CEO and founder, Maple Research Limited (business intelligence and due diligence; the member is not salaried but may draw ad hoc dividends)
  • Director and founder, JKEP Education Ltd (executive education startup) (interest ceased 3 September 2024)
  • Founder, Arcani Intelligence Ltd (media advice, business intelligence and due diligence; the member is not salaried but may draw ad hoc dividends)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

  • Senior Adviser, WJL Partners LLP (communications and management advisory firm providing communications and management advice to CEOs of corporates)
  • The member receives fees for freelance journalism and editing work (Telegraph, Daily Mail, Guido Fawkes and others) and broadcast appearances (GB News)
  • Member, Grayling Media Advisory Board (external advisory board for communications company; the member did not undertake public affairs work) (interest ceased 13 February 2025)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Milton Advisers (external advisory board for strategic advisory company; the member did not undertake public affairs work) (interest ceased 13 February 2025)

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

  • Hyannis Strategy Limited (see category 1)
  • Maple Research Limited (see category 1)
  • JKEP Education Ltd (executive education startup) (interest ceased 3 September 2024)
  • Arcani Intelligence Ltd (media advice, business intelligence and due diligence)

Category 4: Shareholdings (a)

  • Hyannis Strategy Limited (see category 1)
  • Arcani Intelligence Ltd (media advice, business intelligence and due diligence)

Category 6: Sponsorship

  • The member may receive occasional support in parliamentary work from an executive assistant or a researcher, employed by Arcani Intelligence Ltd

Category 7: Overseas visits

  • Visit to Bahrain, 6-8 December 2024, to attend Manama Dialogue defence and security conference; costs of travel, accommodation, subsistence and conference accreditation met by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Visit to Qatar, 7-8 December 2024, to attend Doha Forum; costs of travel, accommodation, subsistence and conference accreditation met by government of the State of Qatar.

Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality

  • One ticket and hospitality received from the Kingdom of Bahrain via the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain, London to the Royal Box, Royal Windsor Horse Show, 3 May 2024
  • Ticket for Qatar Economic Forum powered by Bloomberg (in Doha) received from Bloomberg and the government of Qatar, 14-16 May 2024
  • One ticket and hospitality received from Turkish Airlines and Government of the Republic of Turkey to attend Dortmund v Real Madrid Champions League final tie at Wembley Stadium, 1 June 2024