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Collapsed modular housebuilder Ilke Homes Ltd went under in July with net debts of more than 拢319m, a statement of affairs released by its administrators has revealed.

According to the statement, , the bulk of the debt comes from 拢227m owed to 鈥渋ntercompany creditors鈥�, money which is ultimately owed in equity to the firm鈥檚 investors, who have been publicised as comprising TDR Capital, Sun Capital and Fortress Investment Group, among others.

In addition, the statement of affairs from administrators Alix Partners makes clear Ilke owes just under 拢68.2m to publicly-funded housing quango Homes England, which was a major backer of the business, supporting it in funding rounds in 2019 and again in 2021.

The statement of affairs implies that Homes England may get as little as 拢200,000 back from its investment, despite the fact the money is secured against Ilke-owned assets.

Further to the Homes England debt, the collapsed modular housebuilder is listed as owing 拢17.1m to trade creditors, 拢2.19m to HMRC, 拢5.56m to other creditors and 拢724,000 to staff.

The statement lists the book value of Ilke鈥檚 assets at the time of administration at 拢71.8m, but that it is currently estimated that the administration will realise just a little over 拢1m from the sale of the assets.

But Alix Partners said that because the administration was still proceeding, in many areas no value had so far been assigned to assets 鈥� implying more might ultimately be realised.

Ilke鈥檚 book assets included 拢12.4m of finished homes, which the administrator has not so far put a value on.

The statement of affairs said the total current net debt was 拢319m. Regarding the 拢226m owed to 鈥渋ntercompany creditors鈥�, it said this was 鈥渋nclusive of accumulated losses suffered by equity investors which are not representative of the external debt obligations of the group鈥�.

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Ilke collapsed into administration in July despite securing 拢100m in funding from Fortress, TDR and Sun as recently as December last year. This 鈥渢ransformational鈥� sum was to expand production at the firm to 4,000 homes per year and create 1,000 extra jobs.

However, investors pulled the plug on production in June due to fears over the rate of cash burn, prompting a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful scramble to find a buyer.

Ilke鈥檚 collapse comes after the closure of L&G Modular in May, and the Homes England-backed joint venture between Urban Splash and Sekisui last year.

Earlier this week law firm Aticus Law said that 600 former Ilke employees had joined in legal action against the company over the way the redundancy process was managed.

Claimants are looking to secure a Protective Award claim against the company, which means they can receive up to eight weeks鈥� worth of pay in compensation with a cap of 拢643 per week.

Homes England has been contacted for comment.