📈 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