ATHENA ELECTRICAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03228401 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41100Development of building projects
  • 43210Electrical installation
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-31
Average employees100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-09
    ➕
    NEWTON, Miho appointed
    director
  8. 2021-08-09
    ➖
    OBRIEN, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-08-09
    ➖
    OBRIEN, Vivienne Claire resigned
    director
  10. 2021-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-08-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 1998-10-30
    ➖
    BAKER, Penelope Joy resigned
    secretary
  21. 1998-07-22
    ➕
    OBRIEN, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATHENA ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  23. 1996-07-23
    ➕
    BAKER, Penelope Joy appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-07-23
    ➕
    OBRIEN, Vivienne Claire appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Miho Newton
Individual · Japanese · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Vivienne Claire O'Brienceased 01/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

17 Crusoe Mews
London
N16 0BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

NEWTON, Miho→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Penelope Joy→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-23 · resigned 1998-10-30
Resigned
OBRIEN, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-22 · resigned 2021-08-09
Resigned
OBRIEN, Vivienne Claire→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-07-23 · resigned 2021-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-09