The tax office is chasing Perth Glory for a debt of close to $1 million amid a push to wind up the A-League football club and appoint liquidators.
The tax office is chasing Perth Glory for a debt of close to $1 million amid a push to wind up the A-League football club and appoint liquidators.
Court documents reveal Perth Glory Football Pty Ltd, the holding company for the club, owes the Australian Taxation Office $946,879 as of September.
The tax office launched a winding up application on the grounds of insolvency against Perth Glory in the Federal Court’s Victorian registry earlier this month.
The liquidation push appeared to bewilder Perth Glory’s executives, with the club releasing a statement earlier this week saying it only “recently” became aware of the application.
Documents filed with the court show Perth Glory has engaged Melbourne law firm Moray & Agnew as its legal representative. A hearing is scheduled for February 7.
In the statement on Monday the club shifted the onus, saying it “suspects that this issue may be related to the previous ownership”. The club's ownership changed hands less than a year ago.
“We can assure our members and fans that the matter is now in hand and will be resolved shortly,” Perth Glory wrote.
Perth Glory was plucked out of receivership by private property and construction business Pelligra Group, steered by Ross Pelligra, in February this year.
It came after Australian Professional Leagues issued Mr Sage's company with a breach notice, resulting in him handing back his licence and relinquishing ownership in July 2023.
APL - the governing body - then called in the KordaMentha receivers to manage what became a long-running sales process including one failed deal over the eight-month period.
That initial deal to buy the club collapsed when the Victorian consortium, led by property developer Primeland Group, failed to meet certain conditions.
Then Mr Pelligra bought Perth Glory and vowed to return it "to the glory days", although its nearing the end of the season without much success.
Perth Glory Football Pty Ltd - the company subject to the winding up application - was registered in Victoria, where Mr Pelligra is based, in January.
