Police are continuing an investigation into a break-in at Ilke Homes’ factory at Flaxby.

The modular housebuilder, which employed 1,150 staff, entered liquidation this month. Nearly all staff lost their jobs.

Thieves stole “a large amount of equipment” from the factory off the junction 47 of A1(M) on August 19 - just two days after it had been auctioned by administrators to realise the value of assets on behalf of creditors.

In a report, AlixPartners, which handled the administration, said it had filed an insurance claim over the incident.

It added that the suspects had cut through “several secured gates to enter with various vehicles” and refused to leave despite police attendance and “continued to breach the buildings on site”.

Administrators said they were forced to increase security at the site after the trespassers had left on August 20 after being served an eviction notice.

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It comes as Ilke Homes, which was founded in 2018, was placed in liquidation this month owing £320 million in debts.

According to its report, AlixPartners estimated that HMRC, employees and unsecured credits are likely to receive no money.