RICARDO-AEA LIMITED

Active
Company number 08229264Private limited companyIncorporated 2012

Key figures

£48,168,000+12.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+12.6%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m2023/242024/25

† RICARDO-AEA LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 62020

Where the company stands among the 117,063 active companies whose first SIC code is 62020 (Information technology consultancy activities).

Turnover£85,525,000
Higher than 96% · median £71,309 among 1,904 that publish turnover
Net assets£48,168,000
Higher than 99% · median £11,690
Cash£4,714,000
Higher than 99% · median £22,088
Employees760
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age14.1 years
Older than 81% · median 6.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LIVENOTE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£5.9bn
  2. ENTSERV UK LIMITED£2.2bn
  3. COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED£1.7bn
  4. MICROSOFT LIMITED£1.6bn
  5. DATALINE SOFTWARE LIMITED£1.3bn
  6. SAGESOFT£1.2bn
  7. CAPGEMINI UK PLC£1.2bn
  8. IRIS SOFTWARE LIMITED£886.9m
  9. DEALOGIC LIMITED£792.8m
  10. KRONOS WORLDWIDE LIMITED£750m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 117,063. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: RICARDO-AEA LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

RICARDO-AEA LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08229264. It was incorporated on 26 Sep 2012. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (WC2A). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is information technology consultancy activities (62020), data processing, hosting and related activities (63110), technical testing and analysis (71200), environmental consulting activities (74901).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £85,525,000. Profit for the year was £5,390,000. Net assets were £48,168,000, up 12.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,714,000. The company had an average of 760 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 117,063 active companies whose first SIC code is 62020: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 1,904 that publish turnover (median £71,309). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £11,690). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,088). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 81% of them (median age 6.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 345 public contract award notices from 129 public sector buyers since 2013. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £254.9m. Its most frequent buyer is Defra Network eTendering Portal (41 contracts). 49 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 29 central government grants worth £7.1m, mainly from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, inorganic chemicals, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 31 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 16.1% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 10 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover84,204,00085,525,000
Profit for the year6,460,0005,390,000
Cash at bank and in hand4,856,0004,714,000
Total assets85,888,000—
Total liabilities43,110,00055,522,000
Net assets / total equity42,778,00048,168,000
Average number of employees805760

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

345 contracts

RICARDO-AEA LIMITED is named as a supplier in 345 public contract award notices from 129 public sector buyers since 2013. The 281 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £254.9m. 49 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers129
Defra Network eTendering Portal
41 contracts · £30.3m
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
28 contracts · £15.8m
Natural England
18 contracts · £943k
Environment Agency
16 contracts · £9.5m
Defra
13 contracts · £3.2m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Systems and Behaviour Framework‡Zero Waste Scotland Ltd · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £100,000 in total
  2. Data Management and UK-AIR‡DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · £1,322,605 · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2027
  3. ETAFFCSFMidlands09 - Catchment Sensitive Farming: One-to-one Advice Programme‡Defra · £86,671 · runs until May 2027
  4. ES RDE 029 - Ambient air quality monitoring strategy for industrial clustersDepartment for Environment Food & Rural Affairs · £20,000
  5. P45 - Audit of Decarbonisation WorksSALIX FINANCE LTD · £233,333 · runs until May 2028
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  1. ES RDE 033 - Localisation of fleet composition and road transport emissions for Clean Air Zones for 2025 compliance assessment modelling‡Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs · £23,300
  2. UNFCCC Review – In-Country Review of Malta’s Biennial Transparency Report 2026Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · £25,973
  3. ES RDE 011 - Management and Publication of the Pollutant Release and Transfer R‡DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · £104,764 · runs until Mar 2027
  4. 2526-0533 Air quality Local Site Operator (LSO) and data managementLondon Borough of Islington · £14,350 · runs until Mar 2027
  5. Chemdata Annual LicensingWest Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority · £41,370 · runs until Mar 2029
  6. Gen5 Consult - Transport, Highways & Infrastructure Consultancy Framework 2026 - 2030Hampshire County Council · runs until May 2030
  7. SCC - MS - Waste Operations Procurement: Operational Technical Support ServicesSURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · £198,691 · 2 lots · runs until Oct 2029
  8. UNFCCC Review - In-Country Review of Zimbabwe's Biennial Transparency ReportDepartment for Energy Security & Net Zero · £27,400
  9. Air Quality Monitoring Contract Data Management Services, Web Page Data DisseminationSouth Cambridgeshire District Council · £5,154 · runs until Feb 2027
  10. Provision of Air Quality Data Management Services to the Kent and Medway Air Quality Monitoring NetworkTunbridge Wells Borough Council · runs until Mar 2029
  11. Technical assistance for the development of an Electric Vehicle battery policy in South Africa‡PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · £117,119
  12. ARE - Scottish Land Matching Service‡Scottish Government · £460,000
  13. RDE1016 - Appropriate Measures for a Proposed Environmental Permitting approach‡Environment Agency · £47,263
  14. RDE994 - Environmental Impact Assessment of emissions to air from the A1 Sinter‡Environment Agency · £14,948
  15. Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7Crown Commercial Service · shared by 1,624 suppliers, up to £5,240,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Jul 2027
  16. Technical Assessment ServicesSALIX FINANCE LTD · £87,900 · runs until Jul 2027
  17. Herts & Beds Air Quality Data Management‡Watford Borough Council · £42,000 · runs until Jan 2027
  18. UK Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Monitoring 2025 - 2030ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · £2,646,900 · runs until Feb 2029
  19. RDE992 - Reaching Net Zero within a Circular Economy - Phase 2: Methodological A‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £17,723
  20. Electromagnetic Fields in Freshwater - evidence review‡Natural England · £38,282
  21. Air Quality Modelling Service‡HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · £135,000 · runs until Dec 2026
  22. RDE950 - Development and Dissemination of Engagement Tools and Best Practice Gui‡Natural England · £79,973
  23. ETAFFCSFSW008 One-to-One Catchment Sensitive Farming‡Natural England · £41,420
  24. Nitrogen reduction feasibility study - air qualityNatural England · £29,757
  25. RDE951 - Sustainable Transitions in Outdoor Pig Production: Economic Evaluation‡Natural England · £46,275
  26. 664_25 Consultancy ServicesEspo · shared by 280 suppliers, up to £320,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2027
  27. Environmental Impact of Chemical Fire Suppressants on Open Semi-naturalDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · £14,899
  28. Management Consultancy Dynamic Market‡United Utilities Water Limited · shared by 76 suppliers · 2 lots
  29. The circular economy and pollutionDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · £33,343
  30. CA260 (2024) - Provision of Engineering, Data, Strategy and Management Services‡Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £6,710,000 in total
  31. Advanced Fuels Fund Delivery Partner FY25/26 - Direct Award‡Department for Transport · £214,000
  32. Supporting the Development of the Decision-Making Thresholds 2050JNCC SUPPORT CO · £54,871
  33. RDE919 - Agricultural Machinery Emissions - Scoping Research and Decarbonisation‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £94,550
  34. RDE925 - H1 Screening Tool Update‡Environment Agency · £50,000
  35. Mid Sussex District Council (on behalf of Sussex Air Partnership) - Air Quality Data Management and Web ServicesMid Sussex District Council · £139,375 · runs until Dec 2027
  36. RDE901 - Toxicological advice for derivation of environmental assessment levels‡Environment Agency · £115,000
  37. Strengthening Technical Studies for Wider Green Hydrogen Adoption in BoliviaPALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · £67,915
  38. Denbighshire County Council Waste Transfer Station ImprovementsTHE WASTE AND RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME · shared by 14 suppliers · 3 lots · runs until Sep 2028
  39. Materials System Transformation Technical & Consultancy Support Framework‡Waste & Resources Action Programme · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £2,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Sep 2027
  40. RDE865 - Research to identify the impacts of implementing the European Union Bat‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £109,952
  41. Research and Development FrameworkHealth and Safety Executive · £1,600,000 · runs until Sep 2029
  42. RDE884 - Innovation in Soil Mapping & Classification Project - ALC data capture‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £73,746
  43. RDE844 - Extraction of air quality evidence from high resolution satellites‡Environment Agency · £114,749
  44. GB-London: 949816391 - T1382 - Analysis of air quality onboard trains Phase Two‡BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED · £93,556
  45. SD Planning HRA Training ProgrammeNatural England · £35,915
  46. S1001a - Greater Manchester Air Quality Monitoring Network Equipment Servicing, Maintenance and Data Management‡Salford City Council · £138,060
  47. Great Ouse Collective Action Project Scoping‡Waste & Resources Action Programme
  48. pEPR Year 3 Scheme Data Collection‡Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £113,330
  49. RDE826 Reaching Net Zero within a Circular Economy - Phase 2: Broadening our Und‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £114,768
  50. RDE813 Nitrogen and phosphorus excretion calculator tools for pig and poultry‡Environment Agency · £3,426
  51. Provision of Technical Advice and Support on Floating Offshore WindDESNZ · £250,000
  52. pEPR Efficiency & Effectiveness (E&E) LA Improvement Action Process (IAP) PilotDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · £126,294
  53. ETAFFDefraNAT003: Farmer One-to-One Advice Sessions and Advisor Video‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £33,300
  54. Chemdata Subscription Renewal‡Norfolk County Council · £35,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  55. Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies‡Scotland Excel · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £5,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  56. H&F Air Quality Monitoring Stations (HF4,HF5,HF6,HF7,HF8,HF9) - LSO and Data Management‡London Borough of Hammersmith and Fuham
  57. UK Hydrocarbons Monitoring Network 2025-2027‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £2,550,514 · runs until Mar 2027
  58. UK Hydrocarbons Monitoring Network 2025-2027‡ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · £2,550,514
  59. GB-London: 904126503 The RSSB Air Quality Monitoring Network (AQMN)‡Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · £336,806
  60. Chemdata Licensing​Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service · £240,000
  61. Upgraded Low Carbon Fuel and Feedstock Availability Model‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £200,000
  62. GMCA 1399 Chemdata Licenses‡Greater Manchester Combined Authority · £26,980
  63. RDE760 Reaching Net Zero within a Circular Economy Quantifying waste sector-base‡Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · £52,990
  64. Consultancy Services for Review of CO2 Capture and Transport Options for Small Waste Incineration Plants (SWIP)Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council · £78,224 · 2 lots
  65. Chemdata LicensingNorthern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service · £240,000
  66. Energy and Net Zero Professional Services Framework‡DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial · shared by 15 suppliers, up to £752,500,000 in total · 4 lots
  67. OPSS - Feasibility Study for the Evaluation of the Construction Products ProgrammeDepartment for Business and Trade · £165,318
  68. Chemdata‡Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service · £40,140 · runs until Mar 2028
  69. RDE755 - Assessment of VOCs in an urban background atmosphere: Observations from London, UK‡Environment Agency · £49,488
  70. National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) 2025 - Lot 1‡DESNZ · £32,412,103 · runs until Mar 2035
  71. National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) 2025 - Lot 1‡The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · £32,412,103
  72. The UK Urban NO2 Network (UUNN)‡Environment Agency · £2,036,759 · runs until Mar 2030
  73. The UK Urban NO2 Network (UUNN) 2024‡ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal) · £2,036,759
  74. GB-London: 899518074 Low Carbon Fuels for Rail Research SUS-TEC-2 Task 4‡Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · £36,527
  75. GSS24645 - Agriculture and food processing AI training and supportUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £241,705
  76. HNDU Zoning Support Lot 2.2 TOF001DESNZ · £70,000
  77. GSS24645 - Agriculture and food processing AI training and supportUK Research and Innovation · £241,705
  78. Energy & Net Zero Professional Services Framework‡DESNZ · shared by 43 suppliers, up to £250,000,000 in total · runs until Jan 2027
  79. GB-Banbury: Construction, Demolition and Excavation (CDE) Waste Arising Survey Northern Ireland‡Waste & Resources Action Programme · £80,622
  80. Food System Transformation Consultancy Support Framework‡Waste & Resources Action Programme · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £4,000,000 in total · 5 lots
  81. Air Quality Monitoring - Local Site Operator (LSO) Services‡London Borough of Hackney · £27,450 · runs until Dec 2027
  82. Consulting to support delivery of pEPR Local Authority Costs Model‡DEFRA · £42,500
  83. Support for ASEAN evidence-based NDC updates and development of long-term climate strategiesPALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · £249,885
  84. RDE711 ARC-EO (Agricultural Regulations and Compliance using Earth Observation‡Environment Agency · £49,965
  85. PS24233 - CCA Future SchemesDESNZ · £400,210
  86. Further Competition via ESPO 664_21 (Lot 8b) - WNC Air Quality - Domestic Burning ProjectWest Northamptonshire Council · £230,000
  87. TTDC3040 - Technical Support Services for the Low Carbon Fuel (LCF) Delivery Unit.‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £685,000
  88. Local Resource Option Screening Study in The Lark CatchmentDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · £28,859
  89. Local Resource Option Screening Study in The Mease CatchmentDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · £29,618
  90. Hydrocarbons UK 2024‡Defra · £222,852 · 2 lots
  91. Dispersant Testing RequirementsMCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £326,060 · runs until Nov 2029
  92. Dispersant Testing Requirements‡Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £326,000
  93. HCC March 2024 - The Provision of a Framework for Environmental Planning Support and Design Review Services‡Hertfordshire County Council · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £2,240,000 in total · 2 lots
  94. UKRI-3929 UK-Norway Green Shipping Corridors Pre-feasibility Study‡UK Research & Innovation · £249,766
  95. Air Quality Management Provision‡Fife Council · £77,021 · 2 lots

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

29 grants

RICARDO-AEA LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 29 central government grants since 2020, together worth £7.1m.

Funders
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
20 grants · £6.3m
Department for Transport
3 grants · £591.6k
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
5 grants · £256k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £23.6k
Grants
  1. Green North Sea Shipping CorridorDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £16,797 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  2. Greening the Irish Sea- The Central CorridorDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £45,404 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  3. Creating Legitimate Emission Factors for Verified GHG Emission Reductions in TransportDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £76,475 · UKRI - HEG - Scheme
  4. National Chemical Emergency Centre NCEC ChemsafeDepartment for Transport · £199,600
  5. Towards a European-wide harmonised transport-specific LCA Approach (TranSensus LCA)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £73,291 · UKRI - HEG - Scheme
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  1. Towards a European-wide harmonised transport-specific LCA Approach (TranSensus LCA)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £44,058 · UKRI - HEG - Scheme
  2. Ricardo-AEA Ltd - Farm Resilience Fund - Scale UpDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £1,461,553 · Future Farming Resilience Fund- Interim Phase
  3. Ricardo-AEA Ltd - Farm Resilience Fund - Scale UpDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £1,802,243 · Farming Resilience Fund
  4. Ricardo-AEA Ltd - Farm Resilience Fund - Scale UpDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £1,999,116 · Farming Resilience Fund
  5. National Chemical Emergency Centre NCEC Chemsafe 22/23Department for Transport · £200,000
  6. Towards a European-wide harmonised transport-specific LCA Approach (TranSensus LCA)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £23,579 · UKRI - HEG - Scheme 22/23
  7. Future Farming Resilience Fund- Interim Phase [Ricardo-AEA]Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £766,490 · Future Farming Resilience Fund- Interim Phase
  8. ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 02) SADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £3,198
  9. NCEC ChemsafeDepartment for Transport · £192,000
  10. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £242 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  11. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £382 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  12. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £38 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  13. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £51 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  14. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £66 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  15. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £89 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  16. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £126 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  17. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £148 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  18. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £160 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  19. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £195 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  20. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £197 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  21. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £216 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  22. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £232 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  23. State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £239 · ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 08)
  24. Grant Funding for Future Farming Resilience FundingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £242,202 · Future Farming Resilience Funding

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2024 – 30 Jun 2024
Average time taken to pay invoices
31 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Standard payment terms
30–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 82%
  • 31 to 60 days 12%
  • After 60 days 7%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2023
32
80%
21%
30 Jun 2023
32
78%
20%
31 Dec 2022
28
83%
18%
30 Jun 2022
28
85%
15%
31 Dec 2021
31
81%
17%
30 Jun 2021
29
81%
15%
31 Dec 2020
31
78%
18%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 16.1% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 14.6% lower
Median bonus pay
women 2.7% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter55% womenLower middle53% womenUpper middle43% womenUpper pay quarter28% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 15.7% lower
women 15.8% lower
2023/24
women 13.4% lower
women 13.8% lower
2022/23
women 14.9% lower
women 12.7% lower
2021/22
women 18.8% lower
women 17.6% lower
2020/21
women 18.2% lower
women 20% lower
2019/20
women 19.5% lower
women 20.1% lower
2018/19
women 16.3% lower
women 21.3% lower
2017/18
women 19.5% lower
women 20.2% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (RICARDO LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (RICARDO LIMITED)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (RICARDO LIMITED)
Earlier years (3)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (RICARDO LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (RICARDO LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (RICARDO LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently February 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, inorganic chemicals and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

7 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £85.5m, net assets £48.2m, 760 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £84.2m, net assets £42.8m, 805 employees
  3. Ricardo Investments Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Ricardo Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Ricardo Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to RICARDO-AEA LIMITEDPreviously RICARDO SHOREHAM LTD
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.