Registered Interests
Registered Interests for Lord Kempsell.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Director, Aura Farm Media Group (online and social media publishing; the member is not salaried but may draw ad hoc dividends)
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
- Hyannis Strategy Limited (see category 1)
- Arcani Intelligence Ltd (media advice, business intelligence and due diligence)
- Aura Farm Media Group (online and social media publishing)
Category 4: Sponsorship
- The member may receive occasional support in parliamentary work from an executive assistant or a researcher, employed by Arcani Intelligence Ltd
Category 5: 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.
- Visit to Bloomberg Qatar Economic Forum, 18–25 May 2025; costs of travel, accommodation, subsistence and conference accreditation met by Bloomberg and the government of Qatar
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- One ticket and hospitality received from the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Royal Box, Royal Windsor Horse Show, 16 May 2025