ZENITH BANK (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-26 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£359M
USD 480,233,340
+74% vs 2023
Net assets
£286M
USD 382,153,296
+13.7% vs 2023
Employees
146
+8.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£42M
USD 56,254,867
-22.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,391,177 | £63,752,776 | |
| Operating profit | £54,993,440 | £35,904,714 | |
| Profit before tax | £54,417,023 | £42,053,425 | |
| Net profit | £40,993,804 | £31,564,139 | |
| Cash | £206,376,293 | £358,999,282 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £251,193,377 | £285,679,372 | |
| Equity | £251,193,377 | £285,679,372 | |
| Average employees | 135 | 146 | |
| Wages | £12,595,309 | £12,903,490 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £839,172 | £1,112,794 |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-19.7%
£79,391,177 £63,752,776
-
Cash
+74%
£206,376,293 £358,999,282
-
Net assets
+13.7%
£251,193,377 £285,679,372
-
Employees
+8.1%
135 146
-
Operating profit
-34.7%
£54,993,440 £35,904,714
-
Profit before tax
-22.7%
£54,417,023 £42,053,425
-
Wages
+2.4%
£12,595,309 £12,903,490
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 69.3% | 56.3% | |
| Net margin | 51.6% | 49.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.4% | 85.6% | |
| Interest cover | 1.42x | 0.68x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Bank's financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The year witnessed significant global economic, social, and political events which influenced industries, particularly in the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank, started reducing interest rates, altering cautious optimism.”
- “In the US, the Federal Reserve's decision to lower rates sparked a wave of capital returning to riskier assets, boosting investor confidence.”
- “The easing of global monetary policy came with its complications, including a renewed focus on credit risk. Anticipated rising defaults across developed and emerging markets required careful assessments, particularly for ZBUK's significantly exposed in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria, macro-economic instability, including inflation and the depreciating Naira, overshadowed slight recovery in the Oil sector.”
- “In Africa, geopolitical ripples exacerbated trade imbalances, especially in Ghana and Nigeria.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROWLEY, Joseph Michael | Secretary | 2019-10-11 | — | — |
| GREGSON, Andrew Paul | Director | 2023-11-08 | Jun 1963 | British |
| MACLEOD, Isla-Marie | Director | 2024-01-30 | Aug 1981 | British |
| OGUNRANTI, Anthony Akindele | Director | 2025-02-27 | Feb 1966 | Nigerian |
| OMIDIORA, Adedokun Olugbenga | Director | 2022-02-01 | Oct 1959 | British |
| OVBIAGELE, Paul Omoikhudu | Director | 2020-10-09 | Aug 1977 | Nigerian |
| PAUL-TAIWO, Adeyemi Oluwaseun | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jul 1976 | Nigerian |
| SHAPLAND, Alexander John | Director | 2023-12-29 | May 1960 | British |
| UMEOJI, Adaora Remy, Dame | Director | 2025-02-26 | Feb 1974 | Nigerian |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANGBO, Peter | Secretary | 2006-02-17 | 2007-06-22 |
| BARRY, Richard | Secretary | 2007-06-22 | 2010-09-10 |
| HORNSEY, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2018-06-29 | 2019-03-01 |
| LYNCH, Martin | Secretary | 2010-10-21 | 2013-11-29 |
| MCBRIDE, Susan Lesley | Secretary | 2013-11-29 | 2018-06-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-02-17 | 2006-02-17 |
| AMANGBO, Peter | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2014-02-19 |
| AMANGBO, Peter | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2019-05-31 |
| AMANGBO, Peter | Director | 2013-11-29 | 2014-02-19 |
| AMANGBO, Peter | Director | 2006-02-17 | 2010-08-01 |
| AYLWARD, Quentin Roger | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2017-01-21 |
| COLGAN, David William | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2010-08-01 |
| EFEYINI, Jeffrey Christopher | Director | 2016-12-02 | 2023-11-30 |
| EMEFIELE, Godwin, Mr. | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2014-05-30 |
| EMMANUEL, Udom Gabriel, Mr. | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2013-11-29 |
| GAMBLE, Andrew | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2024-03-31 |
| LEMMENS, Renier Adrianus Anthonius | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2013-03-15 |
| LLEWELLYN, Llewellyn Charles | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2017-01-21 |
| MARTIN, Andrew William | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2013-04-19 |
| OGILVIE, Ian Douglas Francis | Director | 2016-12-02 | 2020-12-01 |
| ONWUZURIGBO, Henry | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2021-09-30 |
| ONYEAGWU, Ebenezer | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2025-03-17 |
| OVIA, James | Director | 2014-10-21 | 2024-10-15 |
| OVIA, Jim | Director | 2006-02-17 | 2010-08-01 |
| SOMERS, David | Director | 2013-11-29 | 2023-11-28 |
| UZOEBO, Anthony Uchenna | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2019-03-05 |
| WEGUELIN, John Richard Mclean | Director | 2013-07-12 | 2017-06-10 |
| YOUGH, Pamela Mimi | Director | 2017-06-23 | 2021-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith Bank Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Zenith Bank Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.