SDX Energy Limited faces winding-up petition filed by Fieldfisher LLP
Fieldfisher LLP presented a winding-up petition against SDX Energy Limited at the High Court on 21 April 2026, with a hearing listed for 10 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Law firm Fieldfisher LLP presented a winding-up petition against SDX Energy Limited at the High Court on 21 April 2026, claiming to be a creditor of the company. The case, numbered CR-2026-003055, is before the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), the specialist list within the Chancery Division of the High Court that hears insolvency and company-law applications, at the Rolls Building in Fetter Lane, London.
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first make the order at a hearing. The notice states the petition is listed for 10 June 2026 at 10:30, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard. Any party intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice under Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency Rules 2016 by 16:00 on 9 June 2026.
About SDX Energy Limited
SDX Energy Limited is registered at 38 Welbeck Street, London W1G 8DP. Its SIC codes cover extraction of natural gas and other mining and quarrying activities. The company was incorporated on 20 March 2019 and traded as SDX Energy PLC from that date until 4 February 2025, when it converted to a private limited company and took its current name. The group last filed accounts to 31 December 2023.
Fieldfisher LLP, which presented the petition and acts as its own solicitor in the matter, is based at Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London EC4R 3TT.
Current and former directors
At the time the petition was published, SDX Energy Limited had two current directors: Barik Amanat Chowdhury, appointed on 22 July 2025, and Alan Peter Howard, appointed on 20 January 2026. Amba Secretaries Limited is the corporate secretary, appointed on 14 December 2022.
Several directors have resigned in recent years. Jayanta Bhattacherjee, Timothy James Thornton Linacre, Krzysztof Antoni Zielicki and Aaron Roger Gammelgaard Leblanc all resigned on 22 July 2025. Alexander Grenville Craig resigned on 24 June 2025. Daniel Popov Gould and William Patrick McAvock each resigned on 26 March 2025. Diwan Singh resigned on 18 January 2026. Mark Reid served as both a director and the company secretary, with both roles ending on 1 December 2022.
Secured charge
One outstanding secured charge is registered against the company. Aleph Finance Ltd, acting as lender, holds a registered charge created on 3 September 2024 and delivered to Companies House on 5 September 2024. No specific land, ship, aircraft or intellectual property is charged; the full details are in the charging document itself.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Sdx Energy Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Sdx 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 Sdx 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 Sdx 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 Sdx 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 11894102
- Court: High Court of Justice
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