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Ricardo UK Limited

Ricardo

Ricardo is a global strategic, environmental and engineering consultancy at the intersection of transport, energy and global climate agendas.

CRN
02815682
Founded
1993
Age
33

Overview

Legal name
RICARDO UK LIMITED
Region
South East England
Registered address
SHOREHAM TECHNICAL CENTRE
OLD SHOREHAM ROAD
SHOREHAM-BY-SEA
WEST SUSSEX
BN43 5FG
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

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Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

6 events
31 Mar
2027

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

06 Oct
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

22 Sep
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

30 Jun
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

02 Oct
2024

Confirmation Statement With No Updates

Confirmation-statement

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Published 02 Oct 2024 09:34

06 May
1993

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

66 awards
First funded
2005
Funded years
2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
Age at first award
11 years

Projects

2025 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Project FASTMOVE - Feasibility of Ammonia 4-stroKE Marine engines in Offshore VEssels

1 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2026

Awarded
£158,088
Total cost £316,175

Project FASTMOVE will evaluate the feasibility of four-stroke ammonia-fuelled marine engines in offshore support vessels (OSVs), as a route to meet IMO regulations, and position the UK as the market leader in this field with combustion system and safety concepts for future deployment. The project focuses specifically on OSVs, with outputs also applicable ...

2025 Collaborative R&D

Hydrogen Floating Powerhub - Feasibility Study

1 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2026

Awarded
£35,252
Total cost £70,505

The Elire Floating Hydrogen Powerhub is designed to achieve zero vessel emissions while moored alongside or at mid-stream locations. Realization of this objective will expedite the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in port environments and enhance air quality in adjacent areas. This grid-independent, shore-adjacent solution is powered by hydrogen deli...

2023 EU-Funded Lead participant

Zero Emission flexible vehicle platforms with modular powertrains serving the long-haul Freight Eco System (ZEFES)

1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2026

Awarded
£407,462
Total cost £679,103

no public description

2023 EU-Funded Lead participant

XL-Connect Large scale system approach for advanced charging solutions

1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2026

Awarded
£104,332
Total cost £104,332

no public description

2023 EU-Funded Lead participant

Towards a European-wide harmonised, transport specific LCA Approach (TranSensus LCA)

1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2025

Awarded
£10,773
Total cost £10,773

no public description

2022 EU-Funded Lead participant

Vehicle Emission Retrofit Activities (VERA)

1 Dec 2022 to 30 Nov 2025

Awarded
£149,701
Total cost £213,859

no public description

2022 BIS-Funded Programmes

Hilux FC

1 Jul 2022 to 31 Mar 2025

Awarded
£1,169,479
Total cost £2,338,958

The project consists of a consortium to develop, integrate, prototype and bring to manufacturing readiness a hydrogen-based powertrain for a Hilux pick truck in order to achieve zero emissions propulsion. It will adopt innovative solutions and require the adoption of new skills and manufacturing processes in order to adapt and integrate these elements int...

2022 EU-Funded Lead participant

sHYps Sustainable HYdrogen powered Shipping

1 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2026

Awarded
£844,387
Total cost £1,407,311

no public description

2022 Collaborative R&D

A Holistic Hydrogen Approach to Heavy Duty Transport (H2H)

1 Mar 2022 to 30 Apr 2022

Awarded
£0
Total cost £0
2022 Collaborative R&D

Resilient and Flexible Railway Multi-Energy Hub Networks for Integrated Green Mobility

1 Mar 2022 to 30 Apr 2022

Awarded
£0
Total cost £0
2022 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

UK-Alumotor-2 for LCV

1 Feb 2022 to 31 Jan 2024

Awarded
£1,053,938
Total cost £2,107,876

Ricardo has spent ten years developing magnet free, sustainable, synchronous-reluctance, traction motor technology, which retains the attributes of magnet-rich motors. As part of this, Ricardo is completing the DER "UK-Alumotor 1" supply chain development project, which has delivered manufacturing learning for aluminium windings, low wastage stator manufa...

2021 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

HYRBUS - Hybrid fuel cell powertrain retrofit for buses

1 Sep 2021 to 31 Mar 2022

Awarded
£430,275
Total cost £860,551

Bus fleets in the Tees Valley and across the UK need to reduce their carbon footprint and emissions. New hydrogen fuel-cell powered buses offer a solution, however dealing with the existing fleet of vehicles is a significant challenge for the industry. The UK bus and commercial vehicle fleet operators need an affordable, ecological, quickly deliverable so...

Product types

BIS-Funded Programmes Collaborative R&D CR&D Bilateral EU-Funded Feasibility Studies Small Business Research Initiative