LR
Crossbench

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux

Member of House of Lords

Life peer

Total Earnings £0
Total Donations £0
Total Gifts £0

Lords' Registered Interests

81 registered interests in the House of Lords register

earnings 12 Mar 2026

Speaking engagements, 25 February to 5 March 2026, at Royal Geographical Society (Hong Kong) events, Hong Kong (fee and costs of travel and accommodation met by Royal Geographical Society (Hong Kong))

Hong Kong
earnings 8 Dec 2025

Speaking engagement, 4 December 2025, Elston Consulting, London

London
earnings 8 Dec 2025

Chairman of Advisory Board Trypillian Ltd (AI focused defence manufacturer)

gifts 25 Nov 2025

The member and his wife received accommodation, travel and subsistence from the Carlyle Group when participating in an unremunerated speaking engagement, London, 17–18 November 2025

London
earnings 8 Sept 2025

Adviser on defence applications and growth opportunities, Ubisense (manufacturer of location-based technology)

earnings 23 Jun 2025

Speaking engagement, 6 June 2025, Coalition for Global Prosperity, Windsor

Windsor
earnings 3 Jun 2025

Adviser on drone doctrine and operational deployment, FAC Technology (drone manufacturer)

earnings 1 May 2025

Chairman of Advisory Board, Anglo REM Exploration Mining Ltd

visits 17 Feb 2025

Visit to Oslo, 2-4 February 2025, as delegate at Oslo Security Conference; travel and accommodation costs paid by Norwegian Atlantic Committee

Oslo
non financial 17 Dec 2024

President, Veterans Outreach Support

earnings 17 Jun 2024

Speaking engagement, 6 June 2024, Maples Group Annual Partners conference, Dogmersfield, Hampshire

Dogmersfield, Hampshire
visits 16 Apr 2024

Visit to Israel, 24-28 March 2024, as part of House of Lords delegation organised by All-Party Parliamentary Group on UK-Israel for fact-finding visit to Southern Israel regarding Hamas-Israel war, as well as meetings with Israeli politicians, religious leaders, Palestinian civil society and British Ambassador to Israel; flights, accommodation and travel costs paid by Cedarsoak Ltd

Israel
earnings 4 Apr 2024

Speaking engagement, 6-12 March 2024, series of five lectures for Royal Geographic Society - Hong Kong, Hong Kong (travel and accommodation included for member and wife)

Hong Kong
earnings 7 Nov 2023

Speaking engagement, 9-12 October 2023, President, The Future War, Strategy and Technology Conference, Wilton Park

Wilton Park
earnings 7 Nov 2023

Speaking engagement, 2 November 2023, European Policy Forum, Windsor

Windsor
earnings 8 Dec 2022

Speaking engagement, 1 December 2022, keynote address on Grand Strategy at Investcorp annual IAB briefing dinner, London

London
earnings 9 Dec 2021

Adviser to the Board on group's future strategy, priorities and direction of travel, SunMirror AG (mining company focusing on extraction and development of sustainable green battery metal projects in safe mining jurisdictions with particular emphasis on ethics of progressive and sustainable approach to mineral exploration) (interest ceased 19 December 2022)

psc 19 Apr 2021

Palliser Holdings Ltd (interest ceased 31 March 2022)

shares 19 Apr 2021

Palliser Holdings Ltd (holding company) (see category 1) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)

directorship 19 Apr 2021

Chairman and Director, Palliser Holdings Ltd (holding company) (the company is 100% owned by the member and his wife - see category 4(a); income from employment listed in category 2 is also paid to Palliser Holdings Ltd) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)