One source – an ex Rebellion Derby employee – said: “What I understand from the guys left in Derby - there are about 5 of them I think - is that they were told to go home, still with no explanation of what was happening with the money they are owed.

Rebellion Derby last week “removed all the last PCs that were being used, without any warning” the source says.

“Come pay day, after clearing the office, the [affected staff] didn’t get the wages for April’s pay, and those due redundancy money that month didn't get it either.

“During the redundancy consultation period, we were informed that the Derby office was expensive to upkeep, that the lease doesn’t run out until October and that they are supposed to return the building to its original state, which would be expensive – they knocked down a lot of walls making it open plan.

“So that coupled with the fact that Derby is registered as a separate company from Rebellion Oxford, and that the people left over have the most expensive redundancy payouts, has made people think that they will probably file for bankruptcy for Rebellion Derby Ltd.”