R.T.RATE LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£5,948,902
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of a Ford main dealership, including new and used car sales, parts sales and servicing.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1955-08-30
- Employees
- 75 (2024 accounts · was 70 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Hogg Lane Service Station, Hogg Lane, Grays, Essex, RM17 5QL
- Postcode
- RM17 5QL
- Capital
- 6,666 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 12 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-14
- Next due by
- 2026-11-28
Nature of business (SIC)
- 45111 Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
- 45112 Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
Officers 3 current · 16 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by RATESFORD STORE LIMITED — since 2017-02-28
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£73,200 total awarded value where published.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2019-12-31).
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 28 similar companies in RM
The largest employer among its local peers (75 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1955.
No.2 of the largest sale of new cars and light motor vehicles companies in Romford →
Competitors Romford
This company ranks 2 among sale of new cars and light motor vehicles in Romford.
Property in England & Wales 5 titles
- Freehold
- 5
- Most recent registration
- 2021-09-20
- Where
- Thurrock (5)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA32275 | Thurrock | Freehold | 2021-09-20 | — |
| EX953303 | Thurrock | Freehold | 2017-04-20 | — |
| EX675569 | Thurrock | Freehold | 2016-01-18 | — |
| EX292073 | Thurrock | Freehold | 1984-03-01 | — |
| EX203153 | Thurrock | Freehold | 1978-05-15 | — |
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