Ethical Power Connections Ltd wound up by High Court after HMRC petition
The High Court wound up Ethical Power Connections Ltd on 20 May 2026 following an HMRC petition, with the Official Receiver appointed liquidator the same day. Full notice and Companies House record.
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The High Court of Justice made a winding-up order against Ethical Power Connections Ltd on 20 May 2026, placing the Devon-based electrical contractor into compulsory liquidation. Compulsory liquidation is the court-ordered form of winding up, imposed by a judge rather than resolved voluntarily by a company's members. The case number is 000137 of 2026.
HMRC filed the petition on 9 January 2026, and the court made the order nearly four and a half months later. S Carter of the Official Receiver's South West office was appointed liquidator the same day. The Official Receiver is a civil servant of the Insolvency Service who takes office as liquidator automatically when a winding-up order is made. Carter can be contacted at SouthWest.OR@insolvency.gov.uk or by post at PO Box 16661, Birmingham, B2 2HY.
About the company
Ethical Power Connections Ltd is registered at Unit 9 Dunchideock, Dunchideock Barton, Exeter, Devon, EX2 9UA. Its SIC codes cover electrical installation work and other specialised construction activities.
The company has traded under several names since its incorporation on 6 December 2007. It was originally registered as Electrical Distribution Contracting Limited, became High Voltage Contractors Ltd in 2015, and adopted the Ethical Power Connections name in 2017. It briefly traded as Ethical Power Ltd from October 2024 before reverting to Ethical Power Connections Ltd on 15 January 2026, days after HMRC filed the winding-up petition.
Accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 were overdue at the time of the order, according to Companies House records.
The officers
Thomas Edward Rufus Kneen has been a director since 26 July 2017 and held that role at the time of the winding-up order. Andreas Mark Fritzsche served as company secretary from 6 December 2007 until 23 August 2017, and as a director from 15 June 2015 until 25 October 2023. Laura Stephanie Fritzsche was a director from 6 December 2007 until 25 October 2023.
Laura Eley was appointed and resigned as secretary on 6 December 2007, a standard incorporation arrangement. Incorporate Secretariat Limited was likewise appointed and resigned as corporate nominee secretary on the same date.
Secured charges
Four outstanding charges are registered at Companies House. HSBC UK Bank PLC holds a fixed and floating charge over all assets, created on 10 April 2025 and delivered on 15 April 2025. A fixed and floating charge gives the holder security over both specific identified assets and a pool of assets that changes over time, crystallising on insolvency.
Lloyds Bank PLC holds two outstanding charges: one created on 16 November 2021 and delivered on 24 November 2021, and an earlier charge created on 8 June 2020 and delivered on 11 June 2020.
Ethical Power Group Limited also holds a registered charge, created on 26 July 2017 and delivered to Companies House on 2 August 2017.
Background
Credit Connect's February 2026 insolvency notices listed Ethical Power Connections Ltd among companies subject to winding-up petitions at that time. The Caseboard court-tracking service records HMRC as the petitioner and the case as concluded.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Ethical Power Connections Limited?
The court has placed the company in compulsory liquidation. The Official Receiver typically takes office as liquidator unless creditors nominate a licensed insolvency practitioner. Submit your claim using the Official Receiver's online proof-of-debt service or by post; details appear on the case page at gov.uk/insolvency-service. Read more about proof of debt.
Did you work at Ethical Power Connections Limited?
On a winding-up order, employees are usually dismissed immediately. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The Official Receiver will provide RP1 case-reference numbers and the date of insolvency you need to start the claim. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Ethical Power Connections Limited?
Customers rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Ethical Power Connections Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the winding-up order is made. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions. The Official Receiver also has a statutory duty to investigate director conduct and report under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Winding-Up Orders)
- Companies House record 06446471
- Court: High Court Of Justice, case 000137
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