VT
Liberal Democrat

Viscount Thurso

Member of House of Lords

Excepted Hereditary

Total Earnings £74,128
Total Donations £7,500
Total Gifts £0

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Activity by year

Registered interests per calendar year

2015
5 interests £42,578
2014
2 interests £5,250
2013
2 interests £11,250
2012
3 interests £2,500
2010
4 interests £25
2009
8 interests £25
2008
1 interest
2006
1 interest
2005
17 interests £20,000
2004
3 interests
2003
6 interests
2002
5 interests
1970
1 interest

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Recent Interests

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shares 30 Mar 2015

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">(a) Ulbster Holdings Ltd, which manages family properties and holds shares in family companies.</p>

shares 30 Mar 2015

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">(b) Walker Greenbank PLC, manufacturers of wallpaper and fabric (2% of share capital is owned by Ulbster Holdings Ltd).</p>

property 30 Mar 2015

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Moorland Estate and Hill Farm in Altnabraec, Caithness.</p>

earnings 30 Mar 2015

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Director of International Wine and Spirit Competition Ltd, Building 17, Dunsfold Park, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8TB; organisers annual wine and spirit competition.</p>

£40,078
donations 26 Mar 2015

Name of donor: Simon Laird, Address of donor: private, Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500, Donor status: individual, (Registered 26 March 2015)

£2,500
donations 30 Dec 2014

Name of donor: S W M Threipland, Address of donor: private, Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000, Donor status: individual, (Registered 30 December 2014)

£5,000
earnings 1 Jan 2014

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">January 2014, received fee of £250 for speaking at an event organised by Wroxton College of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Wroxton, Nr Banbury, OX15 6PX. Hours: 1 hr. <em>(Registered 11 February 2014)</em></p>

£250
earnings 28 Jun 2013

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Fee of £2,250 received on 28 June 2013.Hours: 4 hrs. <em>(Registered 4 July 2013)</em></p>

£9,000
earnings 26 Mar 2013

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Fee of £2,250 received on 26 March 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. <em>(Registered 28 March 2013)</em></p>

£2,250
shares 1 Oct 2012

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">(b) Walker Greenbank PLC, manufacturers of wallpaper and fabric; (2% of share capital is owned by Ulbster Holdings Ltd).</p>

Lords' Registered Interests

27 registered interests in the House of Lords register

non financial 7 May 2024

Director, Thurso Fisheries Limited (dormant)

non financial 7 May 2024

Director, The Sinclair Family Trust Limited (dormant)

non financial 7 May 2024

Director, Lochdhu Hotels Limited (dormant)

non financial 30 Apr 2024

President, The Tourism Society

non financial 30 Apr 2024

President, Institute of Hospitality

non financial 7 May 2023

Chancellor of the Wine Guild of the United Kingdom

non financial 16 Jan 2023

President, Institute of Hospitality

psc 26 Jun 2020

Clan Sinclair Trust

non financial 26 Jun 2020

Trustee and Director, Clan Sinclair Trust

directorship 18 Jun 2020

Non-executive Director, AMTE Power plc (battery manufacturer)

non financial 11 Jan 2018

Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness

earnings 30 Nov 2017

Joint Chairman, International Property Media Awards

psc 6 Jul 2017

Ulbster Estates (Sporting) Limited (member's company owned 100 per cent by member; owns estates and sporting interests in Caithness)

psc 6 Jul 2017

Ulbster Holdings Limited (member's company owned 100 per cent by member; manages family properties and investments)

non financial 11 May 2016

Owner and Chairman, Ulbster Estates (Sporting) Limited (member's company owned 100 per cent by member; owns estates and sporting interests in Caithness; the member receives no income from the company)

earnings 11 May 2016

Chair of the Board of VisitScotland (interest ceased 31 March 2024)

earnings 11 May 2016

Board Member, Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) (until 31 July 2016)

shares 11 May 2016

Ulbster Holdings Limited (member's company owned 100 per cent by member; manages family properties and investments) (see category 10(a))

shares 11 May 2016

Ulbster Estates (Sporting) Limited (member's company owned 100 per cent by member; owns estates and sporting interests in Caithness) (see category 10(a))

shares 11 May 2016

Sanderson Design Group plc (manufacturers of wallpaper and fabric; 0.5 per cent of share capital is owned by Ulbster Holdings Ltd - see category 10(a))