---
title: "ZENITH MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eedde3d2-614f-52bb-a079-f320dfeb3207
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/eedde3d2-614f-52bb-a079-f320dfeb3207
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04135241
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# ZENITH MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04135241`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eedde3d2-614f-52bb-a079-f320dfeb3207  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/eedde3d2-614f-52bb-a079-f320dfeb3207  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr John Anthony Bates** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6be879ee-d17d-57f9-947c-defdaf132e23
- **Mrs Susan Frances Bates** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bacf092e-83b5-5957-abc2-424bc8f6d3a8
- **Mr John Anthony Bates** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f6b3c9a2-8931-4ef4-bc0d-3ac53dea25d5
- **Mrs Susan Frances Bates** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/870b3c96-4956-4c3e-b0d2-75b039902969

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **4-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `04135241`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2001-01-04
- **Registered office:** Argyle House 10 West Street, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4AA, Wales
- **SIC:** 45320

### Officers

- BATES, Susan Frances, Mrs. — secretary · British · appointed 2001-02-16
- BATES, John Anthony, Mr. — director · British · appointed 2001-02-16
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2001-02-16
- BATES, Susan Frances, Mrs. — director · British · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2026-01-20
- KNILL, Adrian Thomas — director · British · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2008-01-31
- INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2001-02-16

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr John Anthony Bates — 50–75% shares · individual PSC · Wales — since 2016-04-06
- Mrs Susan Frances Bates — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · Wales — ceased 2026-01-20

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04135241
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04135241

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **ZENITH MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eedde3d2-614f-52bb-a079-f320dfeb3207 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/eedde3d2-614f-52bb-a079-f320dfeb3207._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._