Halton Borough Transport Ltd
Dear Halton Borough Council, (HBC)
Due to the liquidation of Halton Borough Transport Ltd (HBT) this year (2020).
What financial loss in total, been taken by HBC council tax payers.
What amount of money was granted, loaned, invested etc. between 2010 and 2020 by HBC.
Which Councillors have been Directors between 2010 and 2020.
When was HBC appointed a Directorship.
Has the land used by HBT to park buses, adjacent to the HBC offices in Widnes, been marked for future office development.
Yours faithfully,
James A Owen
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Dear Mr Owen
Many thanks for your Freedom of Information request. Please find below the
answers to your questions.
Due to the liquidation of Halton Borough Transport Ltd (HBT) this year
(2020).
1. What financial loss in total, been taken by HBC council tax payers?.
Answer - The Liquidators (Alvarez & Marsal LLP) are still undertaking
their work to wind-up the affairs of Halton Borough Transport Limited.
Until they have completed this work and distributed any remaining assets
to the Company’s creditors, it is not possible to determine whether there
will be any loss to the Council.
2. What amount of money was granted, loaned, invested etc. between 2010
and 2020 by HBC?
Answer - The Council provided Halton Borough Transport Limited with a
£100,000 loan debenture in 2013 repayable over 7 years at a commercial
rate of interest. In 2019 a further £750,000 loan debenture repayable over
10 years was provided at a commercial rate of interest and secured against
the Company’s assets.
3. Which Councillors have been Directors between 2010 and 2020.
Answer – the Register of Directors is now held by the Liquidators. The
information regarding all Directors is available via the Companies House
website. Listed below are the Councillors who have been Directors during
the period 2010 and 2020;
Councillor Date Appointed Date Resigned
Keith Morley August 2005 September 2011
Keith Morley May 2012 To Date
Andrew MacManus June 2012 To Date
Mike Wharton September 2006 To Date
Geoff Zygadllo October 2015 To Date
Bob Bryant November 2010 September 2011
John Gerrard October 2011 May 2012
Stan Hill October 2015 May 2016
Mike Hodgkinson October 2011 May 2012
Ged Philbin September 2009 May 2012
John Stockton April 2014 October 2015
Kevan Wainwright October 2004 October 2015
Andrea Wall October 2015 May 2017
Pamela Wallace October 2007 July 2015
Bill Woolfall February 2015 October 2015
Philip Worrall September 2006 October 2010
4. When was HBC appointed a Directorship.
Answer – 1986 when the Company was formed.
5. Has the land used by HBT to park buses, adjacent to the HBC offices in
Widnes, been marked for future office development.
Answer - The land in Caldwell Road is owned by the Council and was leased
to Halton Borough Transport Limited for the parking of buses. There are no
plans as yet for the future use of the land.
Many thanks
Ed Dawson
Operational Director, Finance
Halton Borough Council, 6^th Floor, Municipal Building, Kingsway, Widnes,
Cheshire, WA87QF
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Information Requested : Dear Halton Borough Council, (HBC)
Due to the liquidation of Halton Borough Transport Ltd (HBT) this year
(2020).
What financial loss in total, been taken by HBC council tax payers.
What amount of money was granted, loaned, invested etc. between 2010 and
2020 by HBC.
Which Councillors have been Directors between 2010 and 2020.
When was HBC appointed a Directorship.
Has the land used by HBT to park buses, adjacent to the HBC offices in
Widnes, been marked for future office development.
Yours faithfully,
James A Owen
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