Kidderminster Harriers avoids winding up over unpaid tax
Kidderminster Harriers has avoided moves towards winding up after forking out the cash for an unpaid tax bill.
The company behind the Kidderminster's team warded off moves to wind them up over unpaid tax by paying up before a court hearing.
HM Revenue & Customs had lodged a petition at the Insolvency and Companies Court seeking the company's winding up over an unpaid tax bill for an undisclosed amount.
The barrister for HMRC told Chief Registrar Judge Nicholas Briggs that the debt had now been paid in full and a result he asked for the winding up petition to be dismissed.
The judge agreed and dismissed the petition.
If the move to wind up the company had succeeded, its affairs would effectively have been handed over to an Official Receiver.
His job would then have been to ensure that debts are paid off by selling any assets available and then bringing business to a close.
The Harriers, who have been in existence since the late 1880s, now play in the Vanaram National League North at their Aggborough Stadium having achieved the accolade of playing five seasons in the Football League from 2000.
