A SHROPSHIRE lighting company is just one of the many businesses owed money by collapsed retail chain Wilko.

Documents recently released by Wilko’s administrators reveal the budget retail chain owes £157,261,588 to its creditors.

Administrators were called in early in August after the chain, which employed 12,500 staff and ran 400 shops across Britain, came under pressure.

Administrators at PwC were forced to sell off Wilko’s assets after failing to secure a rescue deal.

PwC also struck a deal for fellow discount chain B&M to buy 51 other Wilko stores, while The Range agreed a deal to buy Wilko’s brand for around £5 million.

Among the hundreds of creditors Wilko owes money to are two in Shropshire.

The documents, published on Companies House, reveal that Wilko owes money to Cedo Ltd and Luceco UK Ltd, both based in Telford.

It owes Cedo Ltd £594,618, while Luceco UK Ltd is owed £3,303.

Cedo Ltd supplies retailers across Europe with consumer household products, while Luceco UK Ltd designs, supplies, and manufactures LED lighting products.

However, the charges owed in Shropshire are tiny compared to some of those listed on the documents.

Some companies are owed millions of pounds, such as Drax Energy Solutions Limited, which Wilko is listed as owing £2.8 million, TS (UK) Ltd, which is owed for than £4 million, and Procter & Gamble UK Ltd, which is owed more than £8.8 million.