Judge gives Southend United more time to clear tax debt but issues warning
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge has given non-league Southend United more time to clear a £275,000 tax debt but said the club could be wound up in the next few weeks. Sebastian Prentis considered the National League club’s case at an Insolvency and Companies Court hearing, at the Rolls Building in central London, on Wednesday after HM Revenue & Customs issued a winding-up petition. “If this were not a football club, with the particular attachment to its fans … I would be winding it up today,” said Judge Prentis. Southend, who dropped out of the Football League at the end of the 2020/21 season, featured in an Insolvency and Companies Court hearing in March, after HMRC issued an earlier winding-up petition over unpaid tax.
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