Off the pitch, the club's financial situation continued in its state of flux. It was revealed on 24 January 2005 that an unpaid tax bill of £600,000 had led to HM Customs & Excise issuing a winding up petition against the club. The amount was later paid before the deadline of 2 February 2005. Customs again issued an insolvency order against Swindon Town in August over non-payment of a second tax bill which was finally paid in October. Sir Seton Wills also revealed in May that he and the club's backers had been subsidising the sale of matchday tickets by £6 each.