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Ticker · RCDO ISIN · GB0007370074 LEI · 213800ZNYAY35F4XB814 IL Professional, scientific and technical activities
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Filings indexed 666 across all filing types
Latest filing 2015-07-01 Regulatory Filings
Country GB United Kingdom
Listing IL RCDO

About RICARDO PLC

https://www.ricardo.com/en

Ricardo is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. It provides technical expertise, strategic advice, and niche manufacturing of high-performance products to government and private sector clients. The company specializes in creating safe, secure, and sustainable solutions across the transportation, energy, and environmental sectors. Core activities include advancing decarbonization, developing alternative fuel systems such as hydrogen, enhancing energy infrastructure and grid resilience, and providing advanced economic and environmental modelling to support evidence-based policymaking. Ricardo's expertise covers automotive, rail, maritime, and aviation, focusing on accelerating the transition to cleaner, more connected systems.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
Ricardo Acquires Lloyd's Register Rail
Regulatory Filings Classification · 98% confidence The document is very short (2275 characters) and begins with an 'RNS Number', indicating it is a regulatory announcement disseminated via the London Stock Exchange's news service. The content announces the completion of an acquisition ('RICARDO ACQUIRES LLOYD'S REGISTER RAIL') and confirms the launch of a new business unit. This is a specific corporate action announcement, not a full financial report (like 10-K or IR) or a general regulatory filing fallback (RNS). Since it details a significant corporate transaction (acquisition), it falls under the scope of M&A Activity (TAR). However, the primary function here is announcing the completion of a transaction, which is a major corporate event. Given the options, 'TAR' (M&A Activity) is the most specific fit for an acquisition announcement, although 'RNS' is the distribution channel. Since the core subject is the acquisition, TAR is chosen over the general RNS.
2015-07-01 English
Directorate Change
Board/Management Information Classification · 99% confidence The document explicitly announces 'DIRECTORATE CHANGES' including the retirement of one Non-Executive Director (Professor Hans Joachim Schöpf) and the appointment of a new Non-Executive Director (Ms Laurie Bowen). It also details a change in the Senior Independent Director role. This content directly matches the definition for Board/Management Information (MANG). The presence of 'RNS Number' indicates it was filed via the Regulatory News Service, but the content itself is specific to management changes, making MANG the primary classification.
2015-07-01 English
Notice of Capital Markets Event
Report Publication Announcement Classification · 99% confidence The document is a short announcement (1302 characters) identified by an RNS Number (3974O) from the London Stock Exchange. The title is 'Notice of Capital Markets Event' and it states that presentations will be made available on request, but crucially, 'No material new information will be disclosed.' This structure—a brief notice about an upcoming event where presentations will be shared, but without containing the full report or material new data—strongly suggests it is an announcement regarding the availability or scheduling of investor materials, rather than the material itself. Since it is an announcement about an investor/analyst event, it relates closely to investor relations materials. Given the options, 'Investor Presentation' (IP) is for the presentation itself. This document is a notice *about* the event where presentations occur. However, the most fitting category for a general announcement about an investor/analyst event, especially when it's short and points to future materials, is often captured under general regulatory announcements or investor-related announcements. Since it is a notice about an event involving presentations to investors/analysts, and it is not a full report, the closest fit among the specific categories is 'Investor Presentation' (IP) if we interpret this as the precursor/notice for such materials, or 'Report Publication Announcement' (RPA) if we treat the notice itself as the publication event. Given the content is a 'Notice of Capital Markets Event' and mentions presentations, it is most closely related to investor communication materials. Since it is a short notice and not the presentation itself, RPA is a strong candidate, but IP covers the subject matter (investor event). Given the context of an 'analyst and investor day' and the mention of presentations, I will classify it as related to Investor Presentation (IP), although RPA is also plausible under the 'Menu vs Meal' rule if the event materials are the 'meal'. Since the document explicitly mentions presentations being made available, and it's a notice about that event, I lean towards IP as the subject matter category, but acknowledge its brevity suggests RPA. I will select IP as the subject matter is clearly investor-focused presentations, and the document is short.
2015-06-03 English
Trading Update
Regulatory Filings Classification · 98% confidence The document is identified by the 'RNS Number : 6938N' header, indicating it is a regulatory news service announcement from the London Stock Exchange. The content provides a 'Trading update' for the period 1 January 2015 to the date of release, detailing order intake, revenue performance, and outlook, while also mentioning the upcoming full-year results announcement date (10 September 2015). This structure—a brief update on recent performance and key metrics, often released between formal filings—is characteristic of an Earnings Release (ER) or a general regulatory announcement. Since it provides key financial highlights (revenue up 6%, profit tracking in line) rather than a comprehensive report, 'ER' is the most appropriate classification. The document length (3547 chars) is short, but it contains substantive performance data, not just a notice to download a report, thus ruling out RPA/RNS based on the 'MENU VS MEAL' rule for short documents announcing a report.
2015-05-20 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 99% confidence The document is an RNS announcement (RNS Number: 1043N) dated May 13, 2015. The content explicitly details a 'Purchase of Partnership Shares under the Ricardo PLC Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP")' on behalf of 'Mark Barge, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities' (PDMR). This directly concerns personal share transactions by a company director/executive, which aligns perfectly with the definition of Director's Dealing (DIRS). Although it is an RNS announcement, the specific nature of the content (insider trade notification) makes DIRS the most accurate classification over the general RNS fallback.
2015-05-13 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 100% confidence The document text explicitly mentions an 'RNS Number' and details a transaction involving a 'Director/PDMR shareholding' by Hans Joachim Schöpf, a non-executive director. This transaction involves the sale of ordinary shares. This directly corresponds to the definition of Director's Dealing (insider trades). The filing code for Director's Dealing is DIRS.
2015-05-08 English

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