A winding-up against Bury FC has again been dismissed by a judge.
The latest stage in Bury's case took place at an Insolvency and Companies Court hearing in London on Wednesday.
Judge Sally Barber dismissed an earlier winding up application in mid-December.
Both applications related to tax debts and were made by HM Revenue and Customs officials.
The latest winding-up application was lodged shortly before Christmas and tax officials said more than £50,000 was owed, Judge Barber heard.
And she dismissed the application after a lawyer representing HMRC told her that all but around £2,500 had been paid.
Judge Barber had also dismissed the earlier winding-up petition after being told that money had been paid.
The amount owed during the earlier proceedings did not emerge at court hearings.
It means despite currently not having a league to play in, and its future still uncertain the club as an entity still exsits.
Bury, who were founded in 1885, won promotion to League One, English football's third tier, at the end of the 2018-19 season.
But English Football League (EFL) officials expelled the club in August after they said bosses had failed to show they could pay debts and finance the club moving forward.
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