Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Football Club saved from liquidation
With the taxman sated until the end of September when Bees will have to meet him once more, the club must decide whether they are going to appeal or resubmit an application that even the borough’s planning officers admitted was a finely balanced one.
“We did have an issue with the revenue which the directors have dealt with,” confirmed club chairman Brian Marshall, who expressed his confidence B&S will be able to start the season and be better placed to work with the IR once the campaign kicks off in three weeks.
“With a following wind the revenues will start coming into the club by then.
“Sponsorship comes on board, we will have gate money and start having the RFU money coming in.
“It is this close season where we have lost our commercial manager and still had outgoings to honour that has been difficult.”
Which is why directors are keen to inform concerned members, many of whom have also made personal investments, of the current state of play and include them in discussions about the way forward.
“We have obviously experienced the Revenue situation, lack of planning consent and issues regarding sharing facilities at Damson Parkway,” added Marshall.
“There are a number of options we have to discuss with the members, we feel it is right they are brought up to date with what has happened in the last few months.”
On the pitch Bees began their programme of pre-season games with a 38-12 defeat at Glamorgan Wanderers last weekend.
