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Richard Tice Career

From property tycoon to politician

📈 Career Timeline

1980s

Early Career

Began career in property and finance after leaving Trent Polytechnic

1990s

Property Development

Built reputation in commercial property sector

2010-14

CEO, CLS Holdings plc

Led FTSE 250 property company with £2bn+ portfolio across UK, Germany, France

2014

Founded Quidnet Capital LLP

Established property asset management firm

2016

Brexit Campaign

Co-founded Leave.EU with Arron Banks, major donor and campaigner

2018

Leave Means Leave

Co-founded campaign to ensure hard Brexit delivery

2019

Brexit Party

Founding member alongside Nigel Farage

2021

Leader of Reform UK

Became leader when Brexit Party rebranded to Reform UK

Jul 2024

Elected MP

Won Boston & Skegness, became Deputy Leader under Farage

Feb 2026

Shadow Cabinet

Appointed Shadow Business, Trade & Energy Secretary

🏢 Business Roles

  • CLS Holdings plc - CEO (2010-2014)
  • Quidnet Capital LLP - Founder (2014-)
  • Various directorships - Property sector

🗳️ Political Roles

  • Leave.EU - Co-founder (2016)
  • Brexit Party - Chairman (2019)
  • Reform UK - Leader (2021-24), Deputy (2024-)
  • MP - Boston & Skegness (2024-)

💼 CLS Holdings

As CEO of CLS Holdings from 2010 to 2014, Richard Tice led a FTSE 250 commercial property company with:

£2bn+
Property Portfolio
3
Countries (UK, DE, FR)
FTSE 250
Listed Company