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Staff were left unpaid at a Whitby construction company that has gone into liquidation owing almost £200,000, according to a liquidators' report.
P.M Straw (Builders) Ltd was a long-established firm and was established in 2002.
Companies House lists the sole director as Stephen Straw.
The company, which was registered at Bagdale, Whitby, entered voluntary liquidation on August 19.
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Westgates Restructuring of Hull was appointed liquidator.
A liquidators’ report known as a statement of affairs outlined the situation.
The report said there were no estimated realisable assets that could be distributed to preferential creditors - those who are paid first.
Among the liabilities, there were seven employees owed £14,004.23 as a preferential creditor.
In addition, HMRC was owed £53,344.74 as a secondary preferential creditor - one who is paid next.
This was made up of £53,343.73 in PAYE and £1 in VAT.
This gave a total deficiency of £67,348.96 with regard to preferential creditors.
In addition, unsecured creditors - those who are paid last - were owed a total of £128,378.28 among them.
This was made up of trade and expense creditors owed £797.89.
In addition, seven employees were owed £117,444.47 between them.
A bank was owed £1 and HMRC was owed a further £10,134.90 in Corporation Tax.
This gave a total deficit with regard to creditors of £195,827.24.
With the company having £103 in issued and called up capital, this gave a total overall outstanding deficit or shortfall of £195,830.24.