Aether Energy Limited

Reference number: 623758

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    J Peacock (Official Receiver), Official Receiver, PO Box 16657, Birmingham, B2 2ER, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode B2 2ER
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Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (1)
  • admin@athenergy.ltd
Fake websites (1)
  • athenergy.ltd
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on the record

  • Corporate finance business only.
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
07410280
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 October 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7AB
Nature of business
  • Activities of open-ended investment companies (SIC 64304)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Matthew James Dury Riddiford Director Dec 1972 18 Oct 2010 10 other companies

Other companies run by its director

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
10
closed down
3
still active
7

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.24m

+79% from £1.25m

Cash at bank

£59.9k

−40% from £99.4k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£832k

−9.5% from £919k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07410280. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Aether Energy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (11)

2024

19 January 2024

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2023

31 March 2023

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Matthew James Dury Riddiford took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

19 February 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2010

18 October 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aether Energy Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Aether Energy Limited (FRN 623758) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
Is Aether Energy a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Aether Energy: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Aether Energy, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Aether Energy?
Aether Energy is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Aether Energy?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Aether Energy: Mr Matthew James Dury Riddiford (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Aether Energy?
Companies House lists one director of Aether Energy: Matthew James Dury Riddiford.
How long has Aether Energy been in business?
The company was formed on 18 October 2010. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Aether Energy’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show net assets of £2.24m (+79% from £1.25m) and cash at bank of £59.9k (−40% from £99.4k).

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