Royston Smith

Former Conservative MP for Southampton, Itchen

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📖 Registers of Interests

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Royston Smith has registers in the following chambers:

Register of Interests – House of Commons

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This register last updated on: 2024-05-28

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💳 Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

Carlton Club Political Committee - £5,000.00

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Carlton Club Political Committee – £5,000.00

  • Donation Source: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
  • Payment Type: Cash
  • Value: 5000.00
  • Is Sole Beneficiary: 1
  • Donor Name: Carlton Club Political Committee
  • Donor Public Address: The Carlton Club, 69 St James's Street, London SW1A 1PJ
  • Donor Status: Unincorporated association
  • Registration Date: 2023-05-02
  • Published Date: 2023-11-19

🎁 Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Genting Casinos UK Ltd - £600.00

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Genting Casinos UK Ltd – £600.00

  • Payment Type: InKind
  • Payment Description: Two tickets with hospitality for Southampton v Queens Park Rangers
  • Value: 600.00
  • Received Date: 2023-08-26
  • Accepted Date: 2023-08-26
  • Donor Name: Genting Casinos UK Ltd
  • Donor Public Address: Genting Club Star City, Watson Road, Birmingham B7 5SA
  • Donor Status: Company
  • Donor Company Name: Genting Casinos UK Ltd
  • Donor Company Identifier: 01519689
  • Donor Company Identifier Source: Companies House
  • Registration Date: 2023-10-02
  • Published Date: 2023-12-03

🌍 Visits outside the UK

International visit to Bahrain between 17 November 2023 and 19 November 2023

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International visit to Bahrain between 17 November 2023 and 19 November 2023

  • Visit Locations:
    • Country: Bahrain
  • Purpose: Attending International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue 2023 as part of a Conservative Middle East Council delegation.
  • Start Date: 2023-11-17
  • End Date: 2023-11-19
  • Donors:
    • Name: Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Is Private Individual:
    • Public Address: PO Box 547, Government Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
    • Payment Type: In kind
    • Payment Description: Transportation (£701.01), accommodation (£540) and dinners/hospitality (£163)
    • Value: 1404.01
    • Is Sole Beneficiary: 1
    • Name: International Institute for Strategic Studies, Middle East
    • Is Private Individual:
    • Public Address: 14th Floor, GFH Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Building 1411, Road 4625, Manama 346, Kingdom of Bahrain
    • Payment Type: In kind
    • Payment Description: Transportation (£25) and hospitality (£24.50)
    • Value: 59.50
    • Is Sole Beneficiary: 1
  • Registration Date: 2023-12-05
  • Published Date: 2023-12-17

International visit to Jordan between 23 October 2023 and 26 October 2023

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International visit to Jordan between 23 October 2023 and 26 October 2023

  • Visit Locations:
    • Country: Jordan
  • Purpose: MP delegation visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for meetings with the Jordanian Government, parliamentarians and armed forces.
  • Start Date: 2023-10-23
  • End Date: 2023-10-26
  • Donors:
    • Name: Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in London
    • Is Private Individual:
    • Public Address: 6 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London W8 7HA
    • Payment Type: In kind
    • Payment Description: Flights (£708), accommodation, meals and transport (£500)
    • Value: 1208.00
    • Is Sole Beneficiary: 1
  • Registration Date: 2023-11-20
  • Published Date: 2023-12-17

🏠 Land and property (within or outside the UK)

Property in Southampton

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Property in Southampton

  • Is Sole Owner: 1
  • Location: Southampton
  • Property Description: flats
  • Number Of Properties: 3
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Property Type: Residential
  • Registration Date: 2015-06-04
  • Published Date: 2023-12-24

📈 Shareholdings

Shares in Vigilo Ltd (trading as RMJ Public Relations)

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Shares in Vigilo Ltd (trading as RMJ Public Relations)

  • Shareholding Threshold: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
  • Organisation Name: Vigilo Ltd (trading as RMJ Public Relations)
  • Registration Date: 2015-06-04
  • Published Date: 2023-12-24

🏷️ Miscellaneous

Since before my election, a Director of the Blue Lamp Trust; a charity which raises money, through driver training, to help vulnerable people who have been victims of crime.

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Since before my election, a Director of the Blue Lamp Trust; a charity which raises money, through driver training, to help vulnerable people who have been victims of crime.

  • Description: Since before my election, a Director of the Blue Lamp Trust; a charity which raises money, through driver training, to help vulnerable people who have been victims of crime.
  • Miscellaneous Interest Type: Other
  • Registration Date: 2015-12-16
  • Published Date: 2023-12-17

A trustee of the National Spitfire Project, a charity raising funds to erect a monument to celebrate the designer, manufacturers and pilots of the Supermarine Spitfire in Southampton. This is an unpaid role.

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A trustee of the National Spitfire Project, a charity raising funds to erect a monument to celebrate the designer, manufacturers and pilots of the Supermarine Spitfire in Southampton. This is an unpaid role.

  • Arose On: 2020-08-07
  • Description: A trustee of the National Spitfire Project, a charity raising funds to erect a monument to celebrate the designer, manufacturers and pilots of the Supermarine Spitfire in Southampton. This is an unpaid role.
  • Miscellaneous Interest Type: Unpaid role
  • Registration Date: 2023-03-01
  • Published Date: 2023-12-17

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