ATHENA VEHICLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03617802 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-24.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,147
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£104
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£24k-£14k-£4k£6k£16k£26kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-24.1k£-16.7k
Current assets£22.8k£26.0k
Cash£104£103
Debtors£612£659
Net assets£-24.1k£-16.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-04-16
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Robert Nigel appointed
    director
  18. 2009-06-01
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Edward resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-29
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Robert Nigel resigned
    director
  20. 2003-07-22
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Edward resigned
    director
  21. 2003-07-22
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Robert Nigel appointed
    director
  22. 1999-08-17
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Miranda Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 1999-08-17
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Robert Nigel resigned
    director
  24. 1998-09-29
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Edward appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-09-29
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Edward appointed
    director
  26. 1998-09-29
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Robert Nigel appointed
    director
  27. 1998-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATHENA VEHICLES LIMITED
  28. 1998-08-18
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-08-18
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-08-18
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1998-08-18
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Nigel Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest18/08/2016
Mrs Miranda Elizabeth Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence18/08/2016

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
Incorporated1998-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

St Mary's House Crewe Road
Alsager
Stoke-On-Trent
ST7 2EW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ATKINSON, Miranda Elizabeth→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Robert Nigel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Edward→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-29 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-18 · resigned 1998-08-18
Resigned
ATKINSON, Edward→
director · ~94y · appointed 1998-09-29 · resigned 2003-07-22
Resigned
ATKINSON, Robert Nigel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2007-09-29
Resigned
ATKINSON, Robert Nigel→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-09-29 · resigned 1999-08-17
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-18 · resigned 1998-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26