Aether Energy Limited faces High Court winding-up petition filed by private creditor
A private creditor has filed a winding-up petition against Aether Energy Limited at the High Court, with a hearing listed for 8 July 2026 at the Rolls Building. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Richard James Hunt, a private individual claiming to be a creditor of Aether Energy Limited, filed a winding-up petition against the London-registered company on 27 May 2026. The petition is listed for hearing at the Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, at 10:30 on Wednesday 8 July 2026.
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation. The court must first make a winding-up order at a hearing before the company is wound up, so the petition does not mean Aether Energy Limited is already in liquidation.
The case has been assigned court number CR-2026-004113 and sits before the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), the specialist list within the Chancery Division of the High Court that handles insolvency and company-law applications.
The petitioner and his solicitors
Hunt, whose address is given in the petition as Croat Cottage, The Endway, Great Easton, Dunmow, Essex, is represented by Farrer and Co LLP of 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. The firm is acting under reference SPG/109153.1. The petition document was dated 26 June 2026.
Any party wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice by 16:00 on Tuesday 7 July 2026, in accordance with rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
About Aether Energy Limited
Aether Energy Limited is registered at 11 Campion Road, London, SW15 6NN. The company is classified under SIC code 64304, which covers activities of open-ended investment companies. It was incorporated on 18 October 2010 and remains listed as active at Companies House. Its most recent accounts, made up to 31 January 2025, were filed as unaudited abridged accounts.
The directors
Matthew James Dury Riddiford has been a director since incorporation on 18 October 2010 and remains in post. Kirsty Anne Riddiford served as a director from 1 February 2014 until her resignation on 15 May 2026, shortly before the petition was filed. No secured charges are registered against the company.
No administrators have been appointed. The outcome of the 8 July hearing will determine whether the court makes a winding-up order or dismisses the petition.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Aether Energy Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Aether Energy Limited is not yet in liquidation. The court will consider the petition at the date listed in the notice; until then, the company continues to trade, but its bank may freeze accounts and counterparties may stop extending credit. The court can dismiss the petition, adjourn it, or grant a winding-up order.
Are you owed money by Aether Energy Limited?
You are not yet a creditor in a liquidation; the company is still trading. If you support the petition, you may file a notice of support at the court named in the notice. If the petition is granted, you become an unsecured creditor in the resulting compulsory liquidation and the Official Receiver will invite you to submit a proof of debt.
Did you work at Aether Energy Limited?
A petition does not by itself terminate your employment. Wages and holiday pay continue to accrue until the company stops paying you or is wound up. Watch the bank position closely; if accounts are frozen, payroll will be the first thing to fail. If the petition is granted, statutory redundancy and notice claims become payable from the Redundancy Payments Service.
Are you a director of Aether Energy Limited?
Once a petition is filed, the company's directors have a heightened duty to consider the interests of creditors. Continuing to trade where there is no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvent liquidation can expose directors to personal liability for wrongful trading under Section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986. Specialist insolvency advice should be taken immediately.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Petitions to Wind Up (Companies))
- Companies House record 07410280
- Court: High Court of Justice
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