Kimbland Distillery faces winding-up petition from Australian cask investor CaskX
CityYield (Australian) Pty Ltd, trading as CaskX LLC, has presented a winding-up petition against Sale-based Kimbland Distillery Limited at the High Court. Full notice and Companies House record.
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CityYield (Australian) Pty Ltd, trading as CaskX LLC, presented a winding-up petition against Kimbland Distillery Limited at the High Court on 27 April 2026, claiming to be a creditor of the Sale-based spirits producer. The case carries court number CR-2026-MAN-000636.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing the petition does not place the company into liquidation; the court must first make that order at a separate hearing. The petition has not yet been determined.
The hearing
The petition is listed to be heard at the Business and Property Courts in Manchester, at Manchester Civil Justice Centre, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester, on Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 10:00, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard.
Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice of that intention to the petitioner or its solicitor by 10:00 on Monday 22 June 2026, in accordance with Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
CityYield is based at The Cullinan Building, Suite 501, Level 5, 70 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. The firm trades as CaskX LLC.
The petitioner's solicitor
Simon Jackson of MBM Commercial LLP is acting as solicitor for the petitioner. MBM Commercial LLP is based at Green Park House, 15 Stratton Street, London W1J 8LQ. Jackson can be contacted by telephone on 020 3096 0122 or by email at simon.jackson@mbmcommercial.co.uk.
About Kimbland Distillery
Kimbland Distillery Limited is registered at 2 The Gables, Brooklands Road, Sale, M33 3SU, and was incorporated on 16 August 2017. Its registered activities include distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits, manufacture of beer, wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages, and operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities.
The company's status at Companies House remains active. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 August 2024 and filed on a total-exemption-full basis, a route available to smaller companies that meet certain size thresholds.
The directors
Sebastian James Anthony Aiden Hadfield-Hyde has been a director since incorporation on 16 August 2017 and remains in post, with his country of residence recorded as Scotland. Oliver Martin Philip James Tobias-Gibbins served as a director from 19 May 2019 and resigned on 1 August 2022.
No secured charges are registered against Kimbland Distillery at Companies House.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Kimbland Distillery Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Kimbland Distillery 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 Kimbland Distillery 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 Kimbland Distillery 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 Kimbland Distillery 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 10918314
- Court: High Court of Justice
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