FORMER members of the old Gloucester Working Men's Club look set for a windfall, albeit a measly one.
A High Court hearing last week finally brought the Barton Street club's history to an end.
Insolvency judge Registrar Christine Derrett, sitting in London, formally wound up the club, 11 years after it closed its doors. As a result, £30,000 that has been sitting in a solicitor's account ever since can now be split between members.
However, with administration expenses to come off the sum, and around 180 people having already indicated a claim to a share of the money, former members cannot count on a bumper payout. Even if expenses are low, and nobody else comes forward, that would still only give each member less than £20.
Former secretary Maureen Boucher, who lives in Abbeydale, said: "I had no idea this had happened, I hadn't been informed at all.
"I was told there wouldn't be much money to go around so I wasn't expecting a lot!
"The thing is though, I wonder what will happen to the money owed to those members who have died in the past 11 years, there have been a few."
The club, which is now the Friendship Cafe, used to offer pool, bingo, skittles and discos. People used to go along to relax, have a game of bingo and a drink.
The club was formed after the Second World War but, due to declining interest and a brewery bill that could not be paid, it was repossessed in 2002.
The Registrar made a winding-up order that will enable a liquidator to investigate who the members of the club were that are entitled to a share of the money after expenses are paid.
