Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust (TCCT) entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation on Monday 8 December 2025. Its subsidiary company, Torbay Coast and Countryside Enterprises Limited (TCCE), entered CVL on Tuesday 2 December 2025.
What is a creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL)?
A CVL is a formal process used when a company is insolvent – meaning its liabilities are greater than its assets, or it cannot pay its debts as they fall due. Licensed insolvency practitioners (the liquidators) are appointed by the company to take control, sell the company’s assets and distribute any proceeds to creditors. The outcome for creditors is currently uncertain.
What happens next?
Since our appointment, PKF Francis Clark and Torbay Council have worked together to come to an agreement on the land and properties managed by TCCT. Both parties have been very aware of the sensitive nature of the TCCT properties and activities, and the legitimate public interest in them.
We have been doing what we can to facilitate the transfer of the TCCT properties as quickly as we can to minimise discontinuity and uncertainty. All land and properties previously managed by TCCT have now been handed back to the council.
What does this mean for creditors of TCCT?
The statement of affairs and associated documentation has been sent to creditors, together with a notice of deemed consent in relation to the nomination of liquidators. This correspondence includes details of how creditors submit claims in the liquidation.
To enable efficient communication with creditors, we have set up a secure portal. The portal will be used to share future documents with creditors. These will be made available for viewing and downloading when appropriate. The portal also enables creditors to submit their claim in the liquidation, provide supporting evidence and bank details. Each creditor has their own login details for the portal, which are detailed in their individual correspondence.
What does this mean for employees and volunteers of TCCT?
Sadly, all employees of the trust have now been made redundant. In a statement, the trustees expressed their heartfelt thanks to TCCT’s staff, volunteers, supporters and the local community for their unwavering dedication to Torbay’s countryside and coastline over the past 25 years.
What does this mean for members of TCCT?
As the trust has ceased trading, all membership schemes under the trust have been paused. Members of TCCT, parking permit members and park and play members will have the opportunity to submit claims in the liquidation for any unused periods of membership.
As the car parks have been handed back to Torbay Council, the council has made the decision to honour car parking memberships until 31 March 2026. Any periods of membership still remaining after this date will form an unsecured creditor claim in the liquidation, which can be submitted as above.
Please refer to the trust’s FAQs for members, donors and supporters and Torbay Council’s updated FAQs for more information.
What does this mean for families with burial plots at Conqueror Wood?
As the land has been handed back to Torbay Council, the council has made the decision to honour existing burial plots and deposits made for plots. Further information can be found in the council’s updated FAQs or by contacting the council directly.
What does this mean for tenants of TCCT?
As above, the land and properties previously managed by TCCT have been handed back to Torbay Council, therefore tenants of these properties should get in touch with the council regarding their tenancies going forwards.
Where can I find more information?
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust has published a statement and frequently asked questions on its website here:
Updates from Torbay Council can be found on its website.
If you are affected by the proposed liquidations and have questions not covered by the trust or council’s FAQs above, please use the contact details below:
- Creditor enquiries: If you are a creditor of TCCT or TCCE, please email [email protected]
- Employee enquiries: If you were an employee of TCCT or TCCE, please email [email protected] or phone 01623 203350
- General enquiries: For any other enquiries, please email [email protected].
We will respond as soon as possible.
Francis Clark LLP