BOLTON Wanderers are attempting to solve debts with HMRC which resulted in two winding-up petitions being served.

Club chairman, Ken Anderson, has pledged to tackle separate claims against holding company Burnden Leisure Ltd and Bolton Wanderers Football and Athletic Company as swiftly as possible.

It is not known how much is owed to HMRC but official notice of the winding up petitions was received by officials at Macron Stadium this morning.

“Bolton Wanderers Football Club is working diligently to resolve this situation,” a statement read. “The Burnden Leisure matter is being addressed today.”

Another winding-up petition against Sports Shield BWFC, the company created to facilitate the takeover of the club last March, is due to be heard at the High Court on May 22.

Finance company BluMarble are pursuing repayment of a £5million loan which enabled Dean Holdsworth and Ken Anderson to buy Eddie Davies’s shares and become co-owners.

The Bolton Wanderers Supporters’ Trust reacted with concern to the news HMRC were pursuing funds, just 14 months after the last of four High Court visits which pushed the club to the brink of administration.

Bolton Wanderers hit by two new winding-up petitions from HMRC

“Without knowing the extent of the debt claimed in the petitions, it is difficult to comment further as to how these petitions can be managed,” a notice to BWFCST members read. “What is clear is that HMRC are involved in these petitions and their prior involvement in 2015/6 does not bode well as the club has caused them to once again petition.

“The BWFC Supporters' Trust remains committed to finding a solution for the club. The last 14 months have seen the club lurch from one crisis to another. The problems surrounding the finances of the club have been masked by the success on the field.

“The impact of concerted action by creditors against the club and connected companies should not be underestimated. The timing of the action is not considered to be a coincidence. The work of the current management to carefully manage debts and improve the income stream (by achieving promotion) has alerted creditors to the better prospect of being paid and to pressurise the club for payment of sums claimed to be due.

“It is our opinion that the club remains undercapitalised. We have made several proposals to the current management to seek to raise funds in return for an equity stake in the club. Such proposals have been rejected to date on the basis that outside money was not required. Our view is that the people of Bolton, the supporters and the corporate bodies could help overcome the problem of lack of capital and ensure that the club survives as a community club with the Bolton community at its core.”