Website & contact details
- Website
R.T.Rate Limited
- Incorporated
- 30 August 1955 (71 years)
- Industry
- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45111) Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112)
- Directors
- Kenneth Francis CampbellLuke Padbury-ClarkSebastiaan John Rate
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Medium
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Hogg Lane Service StationHogg LaneGraysRM17 5QL
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 28 November 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 14 November 2025
Charges
- Total
- 28
- Outstanding
- 3
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 25
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Campbell, Kenneth Francis
Director · Appointed 23 July 2026
British
Born March 1957 (69)
Padbury-Clark, Luke
Director · Appointed 1 June 2016
British
Born March 1980 (46)
Rate, Sebastiaan John
Director · Appointed 1 June 2016
British
Born September 1980 (46)
Officer history (16 former)
26 July 2026
23 July 2026
Appointed Campbell, Kenneth Francis as Director
5 November 2025
4 April 2022
Resigned Day, Michael as Director
1 June 2016
Appointed Padbury-Clark, Luke as Director
1 June 2016
Appointed Rate, Sebastiaan John as Director
18 May 2015
27 March 2015
1 June 2012
31 July 2007
1 October 2005
1 July 2004
Appointed Day, Michael as Director
16 June 2004
15 July 2003
14 June 1999
29 April 1999
18 November 1998
30 June 1998
30 June 1998
Resigned Bradley, Raymond John as Secretary
2 June 1997
1 May 1997
9 April 1996
Resigned Bradley, Raymond John as Director
9 April 1996
9 April 1996
9 October 1995
1 June 1995
1 June 1995
1 June 1995
Appointed Bradley, Raymond John as Secretary
29 April 1994
Appointed Bradley, Raymond John as Director
10 September 1993
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 28 February 2017
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 09645661
Former controllers (2)
5 October 2016
5 October 2016
Group structure 3 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
R.T.Rate Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Rates Fast Lane Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £5,948,902
- Cash
- £45,507
- Turnover
- £74,027,854
- Profit Before Tax
- (£1,357,081)
- Employees
- 75
- Debt Ratio
- 59%
- Current Ratio
- 1.5x
- Profit Margin
- -2%
- Return on Equity
- -21%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £3,771,562 | £4,030,085 | £4,042,233 | £3,915,402 | £1,973,065 | £1,974,586 |
| Current Assets | £10,835,412 | £10,968,712 | £16,195,370 | £9,813,610 | £17,155,627 | £13,997,363 |
| Debtors | £1,270,368 | £1,866,032 | £1,659,074 | £1,229,715 | £3,731,708 | £2,205,584 |
| Cash | £45,507 | £46,431 | £184,173 | £637,648 | £239,577 | £696,723 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £7,377,401 | £6,201,207 | £10,545,444 | £4,964,248 | £12,929,364 | £10,333,468 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £1,280,671 | £1,409,638 | £1,496,164 | £1,641,163 | ||
| Net Current Assets | £3,458,011 | £4,767,505 | £5,649,926 | £4,849,362 | £4,226,263 | £3,663,895 |
| Net Assets | £5,948,902 | £7,289,952 | £8,115,495 | £7,092,801 | £6,172,328 | £5,606,981 |
| Shareholder Funds | £5,948,902 | £7,289,952 | £8,115,495 | £7,092,801 | £6,172,328 | £5,606,981 |
| Turnover | £74,027,854 | £88,937,188 | £89,528,664 | £76,885,521 | £71,924,263 | £81,987,983 |
| Cost of Sales | £72,960,781 | £87,239,120 | £85,623,926 | £73,495,555 | £69,675,058 | £79,449,707 |
| Gross Profit | £1,067,073 | £1,698,068 | £3,904,738 | £3,389,966 | £2,249,205 | £2,538,276 |
| Admin Expenses | £2,380,634 | £2,255,188 | £2,422,239 | £2,234,757 | £1,964,019 | £2,062,720 |
| Staff Costs | £3,722,365 | £3,673,704 | £3,790,763 | £3,722,315 | £3,420,549 | £3,398,314 |
| Operating Profit | (£1,271,750) | (£520,423) | £1,517,369 | £1,344,670 | £800,413 | £493,377 |
| Profit Before Tax | (£1,357,081) | (£608,433) | £1,482,142 | £1,338,525 | £783,881 | £477,211 |
| Tax | (£101,981) | (£81,530) | £325,308 | £258,912 | £153,534 | £93,237 |
| Profit for Period | (£1,255,100) | (£526,903) | £1,156,834 | £1,079,613 | £630,347 | £383,974 |
What R.T.Rate say about themselves
“Visit Rates Ford in Grays, Essex, established Ford dealership and servicing specialist. Explore the website and browse through our full range of offers.”
Filings 203
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2026 | Accounts for a medium company | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 28 August 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 12 August 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 17 November 2025 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 17 November 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 14 November 2025 |
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