CONTRACT VEHICLES LIMITED
Company number 00759126 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Contract Vehicles Limited is a long-established (60+ years) commercial vehicle rental and leasing operator operating from a strategically significant Leeds location, but its modest standalone financials and "Zeus Bidco" ownership structure indicate it functions as a subsidiary within a PE-backed group platform. The company sits squarely within a UK sector undergoing significant transformation — electrification mandates, driver shortages, and ongoing consolidation — with competitive dynamics favouring well-capitalised, scaled operators. Its positioning as a mid-tier, group-backed entity offers capital advantages over independents but exposes it to the standard risks of PE portfolio company operations and the substantial capex requirements of fleet decarbonisation.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1963-04-29
- Registered office
- Number One Great Exhibition Way, Kirkstall Forge, Leeds, United Kingdom, LS5 3BF
- Postcode
- LS5 3BF
- Capital
- 11,385 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 9 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-16
- Next due by
- 2027-07-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 77120 Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Officers 5 current · 20 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by ZEUS BIDCO LIMITED — since 2018-01-26
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2023 (period to 2023-03-31) as part of the ZENITH AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED group statement.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB182028 (Tier 3), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
9.9%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- contractvehicles.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WAIN TRANSPORT LIMITED | 1986-01-31 |
| ENSOR MOTORS LIMITED | 1985-10-01 |
| WAIN TRANSPORT (CHESHIRE) LIMITED | 1980-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| NUMBER ONE GREAT EXHIBITION WASY, KIRKSTALL FORGE, LEEDS, LS5 3BF, UNITED KINGDOM | 2017-11-23 |
| ANGLIA HOUSE, HOLLY PARK MILLS, CALVERLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS28 5QS, ENGLAND | 2017-11-20 |
| UNIT 6, AIRPORT WEST LANCASTER WAY, YEADON, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS19 7ZA | 2017-04-05 |
| TARPORLEY ROAD, LOWER WHITLEY, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE, WA4 4EZ | 2008-12-19 |
| LEACROFT ROAD, RISLEY, WARRINGTON, WA3 6NN | 2006-11-23 |
| 2 HARDWICK GRANGE, WOOLSTON, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE WA1 4RF | 2004-05-15 |
| CHURCH ROAD, NEW MILLS, STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE SK12 4ZZ | 1992-11-18 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 10 similar companies in LS, trading since 1963
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2006-06-09
- Where
- Shropshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL177925 | Shropshire | Leasehold | 2006-06-09 | — |
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