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Britishvolt owed up to £160mn to creditors when it collapsed

UK start-up Britishvolt collapses, leaving £160mn debt to unsecured creditors. Recharge Industries buys it for £8.6mn, faces £3-6bn funding challenge.

  • Battery start-up Britishvolt owed up to £160mn to unsecured creditors when it collapsed in Jan.
  • The company had just £1.8mn on the day it folded.
  • EY, which advised Britishvolt on its business strategy, expects to rack up £3.5mn in fees running the administration process.
  • The company owes an estimated £5.4mn in tax to the UK government.
  • New owner Recharge Industries must reapply for a £100mn grant pledged by the UK government to Britishvolt.
Britishvolt owed up to £160mn to creditors when it collapsed
Battery start-up had just £1.8mn and no IP when it went into administration in January

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