Bury FC’s tenth return date at London’s High Court today in winding up proceedings brought against it by the tax man has resulted in yet another adjournment.

Six weeks ago The Bury Football Club Company Ltd won another chance to sort out its finances with HM Revenue & Customs to stop it being wound up over unpaid debts. That adjournment was granted after the company revealed it had overpaid the taxman PAYE contributions.

Bury had been paying PAYE since February on salaries despite not paying those wages. The judge at that earlier hearing gave the club time to sort out the mix up.

Today at the High Court’s Insolvency and Companies Court senior insolvency Judge Catherine Addy QC was told by HMRC barrister Raj Arumugam that the company had submitted returns and he was seeking 14 days for those to be processed.

The limited company confirmed that was its position too.

A barrister representing the supervisor in the creditors’ voluntary arrangement (CVA) was also present in court. He said he was present in case the company was wound up so he could seek appointment.

The judge adjourned the hearing until 18 December for the tax returns to be processed.

The 134-year-old club won promotion at the end of last season to the English Football League One but was expelled by the EFL in August after a takeover deal collapsed. It has not played a game in the current season.