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Ricardo Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 45

  1. Tim Farazmand 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sian Lloyd Rees 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Judith Cottrell 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Mark Sydney Clare 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Graham Ritchie 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Russell John King 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Jack Byron Boyer 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. William Spencer 2017-2024 Director View profile
  9. Eva Christina Malin Persson 2016-2025 Director View profile
  10. Laurie Anne Bowen 2015-2024 Director View profile
  11. Sir Terence Keith Morgan 2014-2022 Director View profile
  12. Ian Jeffrey Gibson 2013-2023 Director View profile
  13. William Jessup 2013-2013 Director View profile
  14. Gilchrist, Peter, Major General (Retired) 2010-2019 Director View profile
  15. Professor Hans-Joachim Schoepf 2009-2015 Director View profile
  16. Ian Macpherson Lee 2008-2017 Director View profile
  17. Geoffrey James Bicknell 2008-2009 Director View profile
  18. Mark William Garrett 2008-2020 Director View profile
  19. Paula Bell 2006-2013 Director View profile
  20. David John Hall 2006-2015 Director View profile
  21. David John Shemmans 2005-2021 Director View profile
  22. Marcus De La Poer Beresford 2003-2009 Director View profile
  23. John Michael Harper 2003-2014 Director View profile
  24. Gerald Anthony Andrews 2003-2004 Director View profile
  25. Dr Clive Hickman 2003-2005 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Parker 2002-2009 Director View profile
  27. Jeremy William Holt 2001-2007 Director View profile
  28. Christopher Ralph Bates 2001-2003 Director View profile
  29. John Pitkeathly Percy 2000-2008 Director View profile
  30. John Richard Needham 1999-2002 Director View profile
  31. Peter Terry Ward 1998-2005 Director View profile
  32. Andrew Robert Goodburn 1997-2007 Director View profile
  33. Sir Charles Noel Davies 1997-2003 Director View profile
  34. John Barrie Baker 1996-1999 Director View profile
  35. Cecil William Foreman 2000 Director View profile
  36. Christopher Graham Ross 1996 Director View profile
  37. Sir Philip Frank Foreman 1998 Director View profile
  38. Dr Hugh Metcalfe 1995 Director View profile
  39. Harpreet Sagoo 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  40. Patricia Mary Ryan 2008-2023 Secretary View profile
  41. David Ralph Theodore Oglethorpe 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  42. Munro Wightman 1998-2005 Secretary View profile
  43. Ronald Severn 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  44. Rodney James Westhead 1992-2005 Secretary View profile
  45. Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £100,300 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

What it does
Activities of head offices; Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Incorporated
30/06/1927
Registered office
West Sussex

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • WSP Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-10

Group

  1. Ricardo Limited is controlled by WSP Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. WSP Group Limited is controlled by WSP Holding UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by WSP Holding UK Limited.

11 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

0.6y median 0.7y
average tenure
0.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 15Finance 7Manufacturing 4Business services 2Tech and media 2Construction 1Dormant 1Health and social care 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00222915
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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