Truro School > Governors > Mr Richard Thomas

Mr Richard Thomas

BSC, MRICS

Richard is a Chartered Building Surveyor, former owner and now consultant of RTP Surveyors which has offices in Falmouth and Bodmin.

Brought up in Altrincham, Cheshire, Richard attended Altrincham Grammar School and later obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Surveying at Leicester and started his surveying career with Strutt and Parker in London before moving to Cornwall in 1983. For a short while, Richard worked with Stratton and Holborow before establishing his own practice, now RTP Surveyors, in 1986, managing and overseeing its growth into the largest independent firm of Chartered Building Surveyors in the County. The firm has been at the forefront of many surveying developments over the years including mundic block matters. The practice has won various local and regional awards over the years for design, restoration works and project management. In 2018 Richard sold his interest in the practice but remains a consultant to the firm.

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Retaining a strong interest in building surveying and estates, Richard sits on the Methodist Independent Schools Trust working party for Property Matters and also sits on the Place Shaping Board for Falmouth and has a specific interest in local matters being Chair of the Falmouth Business Improvement District.

Richard is a firm believer about giving back to society and until its closure in 2019 served as Vice Chair on Cornwall Sita Trust, who donated over £13m to community and heritage projects in the County funded by monies raised through Community Landfill Tax charges.

Richard is a qualified arbitrator and his professional work in a consultancy capacity is generally expert witness mediation and building pathology.

Richard lives in Constantine with his wife Sara and attends the church there. They have two now grown children both of whom were educated at Truro School, Patrick attended from 3 – 18 and Milly studied through the sixth form.

In his spare time, Richard’s leisure pursuits involve generally keeping fit, photography, cricket, and playing the saxophone ‘badly’.

Term of governance expires 31 August 2025.