ZENITH AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£86m
-7.5% vs 2025
Net assets
-£1.1bn
-9.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,326
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£217m
-24.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £790,050,000 | £733,740,000 | £758,749,000 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£62,069,000 | -£47,076,000 | -£61,343,000 | -30.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£98,308,000 | -£174,027,000 | -£216,782,000 | -24.6% | |
| Net profit | -£114,845,000 | -£163,985,000 | -£195,311,000 | -19.1% | |
| Cash | £7,258,000 | £92,464,000 | £85,522,000 | -7.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,283,058,000 | £1,493,391,000 | £1,311,976,000 | -12.1% | |
| Net assets | -£280,988,000 | -£975,869,000 | -£1,067,612,000 | -9.4% | |
| Equity | -£280,988,000 | -£970,822,000 | -£1,070,072,000 | -10.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,192 | 1,276 | 1,326 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £5,637,000 | £58,796,000 | £61,819,000 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,220,000 | £1,537,000 | £1,661,000 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £616,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £571,000 | £939,000 | +64.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.9% | -6.4% | -8.1% | |
| Net margin | -14.5% | -22.3% | -25.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.8% | -3.2% | -4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 115.3% | 147.9% | 154.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.29x | 0.64x | 0.46x | |
| Interest cover | -0.73x | -0.89x | -0.59x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ZENITH AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2017-01-27 → present
- ZEUS TOPCO IV LIMITED 2017-01-20 → 2017-01-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis... We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ZENITH AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Zenith Finco Limited 100%
- Zenith Group Limited 100%
- Zenith Holding Limited 100%
- Zeus Finco Limited 100%
- Zeus Midco Limited 100%
- Vehicle Leasing Solutions Limited 100%
- Vista Limited 100%
- Contract Vehicle Projects Limited 100%
- Zenith EF Limited 100%
- Zenith Vehicle Solutions Limited 100%
- Zenith Remarketing Limited 100%
- Zen Auto Limited 100%
- Zenith Fleet Services Limited 100%
- Contract Vehicles Rentals Limited 100%
- Bridgepoint Leasing (No. 4) Limited 100%
- Zenith Finco PLC 100%
Significant events
- “Extension of the £85 million Revolving Credit Facility maturity date to April 2031.”
- “At the end of FY26, the Group had £1.1 trillion EFP securitisation facility. Our liquidity facilities, supported by our equity investor, Bridgepoint, and our senior secured noteholders, position Zenith for future growth.”
- “In January 2026, we stopped uniting new business in ZenAuto. The ZenAuto team has consistently delivered outstanding results over the past year and we remain fully committed to supporting this transition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Manisha Kantilal | Secretary | 2020-04-01 | — | — |
| FOX, Patrick Adam Charles | Director | 2024-07-18 | Aug 1958 | British |
| JONES, Richard Andrew | Director | 2025-03-24 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Mark Trevor, Mr. | Director | 2017-03-28 | Apr 1968 | British |
| THE LORD ROSE OF MONEWDEN, Stuart Alan, Lord | Director | 2017-09-25 | Mar 1949 | British |
| WELDON, Guy Patrick, Mr. | Director | 2017-03-28 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAWNSLEY, Patrick James | Secretary | 2017-07-17 | 2019-11-25 |
| BUCHAN, Timothy Peter | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2025-03-21 |
| PAUL, William Simon | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2017-03-31 |
| WATFORD, Emma Judith Sophia | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2024-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgepoint Advisers Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-20 | Active |
| Bev Gp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-06-04 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2026-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-29 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 10
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.