ATHENA LEASING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07473537 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-20
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (72/100)

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
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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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
Metric2025-06-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2026-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-26
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Jaqueline Claire resigned
    director
  14. 2020-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-12-20
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Jaqueline Claire appointed
    director
  17. 2019-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-29
    ➖
    DAVIS, Ian John resigned
    director
  21. 2018-02-28
    ➖
    CLAYTON, Glanville Vaughan resigned
    director
  22. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    CLAYTON, Glanville Vaughan appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    DAVIS, Ian John appointed
    director
  24. 2010-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATHENA LEASING LIMITED
  25. 2010-12-20
    ➕
    WYATT, Sharon Eloise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharon Eloise Wyatt
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/12/2016

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
Incorporated2010-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 19, Phoenix House
Hyssop Close
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 7GA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WYATT, Sharon Eloise→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAYTON, Glanville Vaughan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2018-02-28
Resigned
DAVIS, Ian John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2018-03-29
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Jaqueline Claire→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2020-11-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18