Company
R.T.Rate Limited
R.T.Rate Limited is an active UK company (number 00553972), incorporated 1955, with 3 current directors including Kenneth Francis Campbell and Luke Padbury-Clark. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 13
- Catharina Adriana Maria Rate 2012-2026 View profile
- Michael Day 2004-2022 View profile
- Anthony William Brigden 2004-2015 View profile
- Howard Kingston Pemberton 1997-1999 View profile
- David Lander 1996-2005 View profile
- Donald Matthew Baker 1996-2003 View profile
- Alan William Allman 1995-1997 View profile
- Nigel Redmond Condon 1993 View profile
- Ronald Joseph Cecil Pegram 2007 View profile
- Colin John Rate 2025 View profile
- Anthony Goulding Cade 1999-2015 View profile
- Raymond John Bradley 1994-1998 View profile
- Derek Ernest Rattenbury 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contract · £73,200 totalFrom 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.
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2 x Ford Transit One Stop Tippers
Purchase of 2 Ford transit One Stop Tippers using the Procurement Partnership Limited (TPPL) framework reference TPPLHCCOP03
About
- Incorporated
- 30/08/1955
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Colin John Rate ceased 2016-10-05
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Catharina Adriana Maria Rate ceased 2016-10-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Ratesford Store Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-28
Group
- R.T.Rate Limited
is controlled by Colin John Rate
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-10-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Colin John Rate.
1 other company 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £5,789,425
- Total assets
- £6,935,424
- Cash
- £13,813
- Employees
- 70
- Turnover
- £73,495,416
- Profit/loss
- £36,663
Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | £73,495,416 | £5,789,425 |
| 2024-12-31 | £70,745,559 | £5,948,902 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
1 grant · £1,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Education · £1,000
Most recent
- Department for Education
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.
3 directors on the board
- Luke Padbury-Clark Director · appointed 2016
- Sebastiaan John Rate Director · appointed 2016
- Kenneth Francis Campbell Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Luke Padbury-Clark Director · appointed 2016
- Sebastiaan John Rate Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Luke Padbury-Clark Director · appointed 2016
- Sebastiaan John Rate Director · appointed 2016
- Kenneth Francis Campbell Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Catharina Adriana Maria Rate Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2026
- Colin John Rate Director · resigned 2025
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00553972
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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