The BBC approached Mr and Mrs Scarborough and BRI for a comment, but neither responded to the claims about Butterwick stores trading after filing for liquidation.
A spokesperson for BRI explained that a government department usually steps in to pay employees who are made redundant due to insolvency.
“We can confirm that amounts due for wage arrears, accrued holiday pay and redundancy, where appropriate, and statutory notice pay, owed to the former employees of the business, will be paid by the Redundancy Payments Service and the claim process will be dealt with in accordance with the relevant legislation and official guidance,” the spokesperson added.
“All of the 62 employees impacted by the redundancies have been contacted by IPERA…