Full title
The Lord Edmiston
Name
Robert Edmiston
Party/group
Conservative
Joined the Lords
14 January 2011
Biography
Professional life
Job title |
Organisation |
Date |
Chairman |
IM Group |
1976- |
Public life
Post |
Organisation |
Date |
Chair of Governors |
Grace Academies |
2003- |
Founder and Trustee |
Christian Vision |
1988- |
Member's focus
Policy |
Business, industry and consumers |
Communities and families |
Economy and finance |
Education |
International affairs. |
World |
Ukraine |
East Africa |
Southern Africa |
Far East. |
Register of Interests
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1: Directorships
- Chairman, I M Group Limited and its subsidiaries (I M Group (1991) Ltd; I M Properties plc; Funding Corporation Group Ltd) (motor vehicles, property, financial services)
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4: Shareholdings (a)
- I M Group Limited (motor vehicles, property, financial services)
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4: Shareholdings (b)
- Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil ands gas)
- BHP Billiton plc (mining)
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5: Land and property
- Two commercial properties in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- The Member has substantial commercial property interests throughout UK, Germany, France and USA held in I M Group Limited and International Motors Executive Pension Scheme
- Property interest in Cobalt Data Centre 2 LLP on the outskirts of Newcastle upon Tyne in excess of £250k
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9: Miscellaneous financial interests
- Occasional income from the hiring of Member's plane
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10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (non-practising)
- Christian Voice Limited (dormant religious media company)
- CVC Media Services Limited (dormant media company)
- Christian Vision USA Inc (not-for-profit religious media)
- Christian Vision South Africa (not-for-profit religious media)
- Trustee, International Motors Executive Pension Scheme
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10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Sponsor, Grace Academies (3 secondary schools in West Midlands, at Solihull, Coventry and Darlaston)
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10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, Christian Vision (registered charity funded by donations from I M Group Limited)
- Renewal Christian Centre, Solihull
- Grace Foundation (registered charity)