Registered interests
Interests registered across 5 categories. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Interests.
1. Employment and earnings (1)
Role, work or services: Non Executive Director, Open Banking Limited From: 9 February 2026. Until: 8 February 2027. Payer: Open Banking Limited (Open Banking Limited (OBL) – the Implementation Entity described in the CMA Order – built the UK’s world-leading Open Banking Standard and industry guidelines to drive competition, innovation and transparency in UK retail banking.), 8th Floor, 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG United Kingdom ACOBA consulted: Yes (Registered 9 February 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1)
Name of donor: Ascot Racecourse Limited Address of donor: Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7JX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and a guest to attend Ascot Races, value £590 Date received: 19 June 2025 Date accepted: 19 June 2025 Donor status: company, registration 04320977 (Registered 10 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK (1)
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights ( £883), accommodation ( £649.9), food and Refreshments (£270.23), value £1,803.13 Destination of visit: Jordan Dates of visit: 20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025 Purpose of visit: Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in action’ and meet with development experts and partners (Registered 17 August 2025)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000 (6)
Name of company or organisation: Endava Ltd Nature of business: IT services and consultancy Interest held: from 8 May 2015 (Registered 19 May 2015)
Name of company or organisation: Softiron Nature of business: Design and development of application software for data storage. Interest held: from 25 November 2019 (Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of company or organisation: Blue Gold Ltd (BGL) Nature of business: Natural resources business operating in Sub Saharan Africa. Listed on NASDAQ on 26 June 2025. Interest held: from 5 April 2021 (Registered 12 April 2021; updated 8 July 2025)
Name of company or organisation: CoffeeDrop Delivery Ltd Nature of business: A start up coffee delivery business Interest held: from 24 September 2024 (Registered 26 September 2024)
Name of company or organisation: Future Global Resources Ltd Nature of business: Future Global Resources is an owner and operator of long-life gold mines which it is developing into high quality and sustainable producers of gold at an attractive All in Sustaining Cost. Interest held: from 26 June 2025 (Registered 8 July 2025)
Name of company or organisation: Blue International Holdings Limited Nature of business: Blue International Holdings is an integrated mining and energy company focused on owning and operating strategic and impactful projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company is registered in the UK and is owned by UK and US based private investors and has been operating in sub Saharan Africa since 2011. Interest held: from 26 June 2025 (Registered 9 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous (5)
Patron of upReach. Supporting the charity's work through events, campaigns and strategic connections. Date interest arose: 29 November 2024 (Registered 7 March 2025)
Commissioner of the Financial Inclusion Commission. This an independent body made up of consumer and business representatives, together with policy experts in areas such as banking and payments, insurance and credit. As a commissioner I will attend monthly meetings and advise on specific issues. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 28 February 2025 (Registered 7 March 2025)
I am unpaid Director of the Policy Research Unit Ltd ( PRU) Date interest arose: 9 July 2025 (Registered 14 July 2025)
Trustee of Christian Responsibility in Public Affairs. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 30 April 2025 (Registered 13 August 2025)
Trustee of Alabare - homeless charity HQ in Salisbury but serving the south west and Wales. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 25 September 2025 (Registered 30 September 2025)