ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED

Active
Company number 02267701Private limited companyIncorporated 1988

Key figures

£124,605,000-20.5%
Net assets 2024/25
-20.5%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m200 m2023/242024/25

† ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 77110

Where the company stands among the 5,979 active companies whose first SIC code is 77110 (Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles).

Turnover£345,809,000
Higher than 94% · median £3,950,386 among 114 that publish turnover
Net assets£124,605,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,098
Total assets£836,280,000
Higher than 99% · median £55,700
Cash£29,508,000
Higher than 99% · median £11,204
Company age38.4 years
Older than 97% · median 3.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR UK LIMITED£1.2bn
  2. LEASEPLAN UK LIMITED£230.4m
  3. LEX AUTOLEASE LIMITED£192.8m
  4. NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED£171.4m
  5. UNITED RENTAL GROUP LIMITED£146.5m
  6. EUROPCAR GROUP UK LIMITED£138.9m
  7. ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED£124.6m
  8. NORTHGATE FLEET SERVICES LIMITED£112.6m
  9. CAR HIRE (DAY OF SWANSEA) LIMITED£103.9m
  10. OGILVIE FLEET LIMITED£97.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 5,979. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02267701. It was incorporated on 15 Jun 1988. Its status is active. The registered office is in Kirkstall forge (LS5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (77110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £345,809,000. Profit for the year was £20,602,000. Net assets were £124,605,000, down 20.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £29,508,000. Total assets were £836,280,000 and total liabilities £523,575,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,979 active companies whose first SIC code is 77110: By turnover it ranks higher than 94% of the 114 that publish turnover (median £3,950,386). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,098). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £55,700). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £11,204). It is older than 97% of them (median age 3.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £25k. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £61.3k, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly aluminium, vehicles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 46 days to pay suppliers, and 8% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 4.1% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 7 of 550 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover—345,809,000
Profit for the year—20,602,000
Cash at bank and in hand7,882,00029,508,000
Total assets746,483,000836,280,000
Total liabilities407,021,000523,575,000
Net assets / total equity156,650,000124,605,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

4 contracts

ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2016. The 1 contract awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £25k. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
Coventry University
1 contract · £25k
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
1 contract
SSE plc
1 contract
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc
1 contract
Contracts
  1. 35000000.00‡SSE plc · 3 lots
  2. CO-Services- Environmental Clerk of Works - Western Isles- 0631‡Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc
  3. Salary Sacrifice Car SchemeCoventry University · £25,000
  4. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Salary Sacrifice Framework‡Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £125,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

3 grants

ZENITH VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2020, together worth £61.3k.

Grants
  1. Apprenticeship Ambassador Network Regional GrantsDepartment for Education · £51,300
  2. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £9,000
  3. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £1,000

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Sep 2022 – 31 Mar 2023
Average time taken to pay invoices
46 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
8%
Standard payment terms
1–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 18%
  • 31 to 60 days 78%
  • After 60 days 4%
Earlier periods (5)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2022
42
45%
5%
30 Jun 2021
41
19%
7%
31 Mar 2021
37
30%
9%
31 Mar 2020
37
27%
2%
30 Sep 2019
37
22%
2%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 4.1% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 6% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter52.9% womenLower middle50.7% womenUpper middle48.8% womenUpper pay quarter43.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 3.8% lower
women 8% lower
2023/24
women 4% lower
women 3.6% lower
2022/23
women 4.2% lower
women 9% lower
2021/22
women 8% lower
women 14% lower
2020/21
women 5.3% lower
women 11% lower
2019/20
women 8.8% lower
women 19.3% lower
2018/19
women 13.5% lower
women 19.5% lower
2017/18
women 18% lower
women 24.4% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (ZENITH AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: aluminium and vehicles.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £345.8m, net assets £124.6m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £156.7m
  3. Zeus Bidco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Zvc Holdings (Uk) Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Zvc Holdings (Uk) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.