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ZF Automotive UK Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 43

  1. Bal Panaser 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Peter Ross Lakie 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Julia Anne Braithwaite 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Alastair Malcolm Mcqueen 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. Mark William Jankowski 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Daniel Edward Shattock 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Maciej Dominik Gwozdz 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Michael John Way 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Martin Christopher Furber 2010-2017 Director View profile
  10. Anthony Bassett 2010-2014 Director View profile
  11. Michael Gunther Degen 2010-2014 Director View profile
  12. Fritz Chittka 2008-2019 Director View profile
  13. Peter Richard Rapin 2007-2015 Director View profile
  14. Hilary Annemarie Kindelan 2007-2010 Director View profile
  15. Barry Albert Elms 2007-2010 Director View profile
  16. Graham Thomas Plumley 2003-2009 Director View profile
  17. Robert Andrew Fulton 2000-2002 Director View profile
  18. Abhijit Robi Neogy 1999-2008 Director View profile
  19. Michael John Read 1999-2001 Director View profile
  20. Paul Martin Almond 1999-2012 Director View profile
  21. Reinhard Lechner 1999-2015 Director View profile
  22. David Barry Goldston 1999-1999 Director View profile
  23. Ronald Paul Vargo 1999-1999 Director View profile
  24. Russell Phelps Kelly 1998-1999 Director View profile
  25. Bruce Kirkpatrick Anderson 1998-1998 Director View profile
  26. Peter Frederick Thorpe 1997-2000 Director View profile
  27. Frederick John Chapman 1996-1998 Director View profile
  28. Timothy John Voak 1996-1999 Director View profile
  29. Bryan George Mason 1996-1996 Director View profile
  30. Lord George Simpson 1996-1996 Director View profile
  31. John Albert Martin Grant 1993-1996 Director View profile
  32. Frank Turner 1993-1995 Director View profile
  33. Sir Anthony Keith Gill 1994 Director View profile
  34. Robert Alan Dale 1993 Director View profile
  35. Jane Pegg 2008-2019 Secretary View profile
  36. Melanie Jane Hall 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  37. Alan Robert Lambourne 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  38. Rhona Gregg 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  39. Davina Lesley Burnett 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  40. Susan Doreen Windridge 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  41. Carol Susan Inman 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  42. Andrew John Willis 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  43. Guy Mervyn Norris 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/03/1966

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. ZF Automotive UK Limited is controlled by ZF International UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. ZF International UK Limited is controlled by Lucasvarity
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Lucasvarity is controlled by ZF Automotive Holdings (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by ZF Automotive Holdings (UK) Limited.

18 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

5 grants · £490,433 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £255,360 (4 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £235,073

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £36,4922023-01-26
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £3,9522023-01-26
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £32,1312022-06-28
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £182,7852022-06-21
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £235,0732022-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

5.4y median 4.3y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Bal Panaser Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 8Dormant 7Finance 6Manufacturing 2Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00872948
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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