Following Chris Cash being charged under the Official Secrets Act for espionage, Guido was reminded of Cash’s former colleague Alicia Kearns and her role in the China Research Group. Cash was a director of the company until he resigned last summer, then Alicia Kearns took over the role as a director. A quick look at Companies House shows she’s still an “active” director of the company…
Kearns has not declared this role in her Members’ Interests Register despite signing off this year’s accounts, even though significant, formal, unpaid roles should be registered under Category 8. Guido has contacted Kearns’ office for a comment. Eyebrow raising…
UPDATE: Kearns’ team say that she took over as a director while they try to wind it down. It strikes Guido as strange that Cash was arrested on 13th March 2023 though only resigned from the company on 29th June – six days after Kearns became director. It doesn’t take 9 months to close down a company…
