Spartak Racing Limited faces High Court winding-up petition from Dutch motorsport creditor
RD2 TDF Racing B.V. of Amstelveen has petitioned the High Court to wind up Spartak Racing Limited, formerly Hess Cycling Limited. Full notice and Companies House record.
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A Netherlands-based motorsport company has asked the High Court to wind up Spartak Racing Limited, a London-registered sports activities business that has traded under three different names since its incorporation in May 2023.
RD2 TDF Racing B.V., registered at Prof. J.H. Bavincklaan 7, Amstelveen, presented the petition on 22 April 2026, claiming to be a creditor of Spartak Racing. The hearing is listed for 10 June 2026 at 10:30am at the Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Insolvency and Companies List.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing a petition does not place the company into liquidation; the court must first make the order at a hearing. The case has been assigned court number CR-2026-003097.
The company
Spartak Racing Limited was incorporated on 9 May 2023 and is registered at 42-44 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AH. Companies House classifies its business under SIC code 93199, described as other sports activities. Its most recent accounts, made up to 31 December 2024, were filed as micro-entity accounts.
The company began life as Hess Cycling Limited, the name it held from incorporation until 15 August 2025. It then traded as Hess Racing Limited from 15 August 2025 until 2 December 2025, when it adopted its current name, Spartak Racing Limited.
The directors
Rolf Hess has been a director since incorporation on 9 May 2023 and remains in post. Two co-directors appointed on the same date have since resigned: Emily Edmonstone stepped down on 13 August 2025, and Pirmin Vinzenz Lang, who was resident in Switzerland, resigned on 10 December 2025. Hess is now the sole director.
The petitioner's solicitor
The petitioner's solicitor is Christopher MacQueen of Cardium Law Limited, Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HA. Any party wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice to the petitioner or to MacQueen by 16:00 on 9 June 2026, in accordance with Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules.
What happens next
If the court makes a winding-up order at the June hearing, Spartak Racing would enter compulsory liquidation, a process imposed by court order rather than one resolved by the company's own members through a creditors' voluntary liquidation. An Official Receiver, a civil servant of the Insolvency Service, would automatically take office as liquidator and begin realising the company's assets for distribution to creditors.
No secured charges are registered against Spartak Racing at Companies House. The company's accounts are next due on 30 September 2026.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Spartak Racing Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Spartak Racing 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 Spartak Racing 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 Spartak Racing 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 Spartak Racing 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 14857620
- Court: High Court of Justice
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