Rich Energy

Rich Energy
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryEnergy drink
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
FounderWilliam Storey
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
William John Storey (Director, founder)
Zoran Terzic (director)
ProductsRich Energy
Websiterichenergy.com

Rich Energy is a British beverage brand[1][2][3] that was founded in 2015 by William Storey and an anonymous Austrian scientist. The energy drink project began in 2009 with the development of the product, and the UK distribution company[4] was founded six years later.[5] Information about Rich Energy and its energy drink is very limited. Due to this, the company has been the subject of controversy regarding the existence of its product.[6]

On 16 July 2019, Rich Energy announced that they had renamed their company "Lightning Volt Ltd.",[7] and on 19 July 2019 a new company was incorporated under the name "Rich Energy Limited".[8] Information filed at Companies House also revealed that William Storey and Serbian colleague Zoran Terzic had apparently resigned as directors from the newly renamed Lightning Volt Ltd., before being reappointed on 29 August 2019.[7] Storey stated that he had "sold his stake in the legal entity of Rich Energy".[9] Matthew Kell was appointed as a new director of the company after Storey's apparent exit.[10][11] In August 2019, Storey bought back shares from Kell to retake a majority shareholding in the company.[12] Lightning Volt Limited was declared insolvent on 27 October 2020, following a petition by a creditor, and a liquidator was appointed on 13 January 2021.

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  2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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  4. ^ "Controversial ex-F1 sponsor back in hot water". Nine. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ Gerrard, Bradley (30 March 2018). "Rich Energy chief: 'I fell into the drinks business after meeting a mad scientist'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ "What You Find When You Look Into Rich Energy, the Mystery Sponsor of America's F1 Team". Jalopnik. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Lightning Volt Limited - Overview". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Rich Energy Limited".
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  10. ^ George, Patrick. "Embattled F1 Sponsor Rich Energy Is Now 'Lightning Volt Limited', CEO William Storey Is Out". Jalopnik. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Rich Energy becomes... Lightning Volt". Pitpass.com. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Formula 1 - William Storey resumes control of Rich Energy". FormulaSpy. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.