ATHENA FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11641601 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-25
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-11-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-01➕ROUND, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ATHENA FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2018-10-25➕LIPPITT, Adam Christopher appointeddirector
- 2018-10-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew John Round Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/11/2020 |
Mr Adam Christopher Lippitt Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered office
17 Lower High Street
Stourbridge
DY8 1TA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LIPPITT, Adam Christopher→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROUND, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-11-01
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-11-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-10