Council forced to scrub £67,250 debt after soap company collapse leaves workers and HMRC out of pocket

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Council forced to scrub £67,250 debt after soap company collapse leaves workers and HMRC out of pocket.

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A council is set to write off a £67,250 business‑rates debt after a soap manufacturer collapsed owing more than £229,000 to creditors, including employees and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

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Flintshire Council's cabinet met on Tuesday to consider cancelling the outstanding debt owed by Westminster Worldwide Trading, which entered liquidation in February 2025.The company, which produced handmade soap products from premises on Minerva Avenue at Chester Employment Park, had operated from the site for more than a decade before ceasing trade.Council officers recommended the write‑off after concluding there was no realistic prospect of recovering the money through the insolvency process.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say A senior official said the move was "now necessary" following confirmation from liquidators that unsecured creditors would receive no return.Leonard Curtis Insolvency Practitioners, appointed to oversee the liquidation, informed the council that no dividend would be available...

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