Administrator Malcolm Fillmore, of Atherton Bailey, has claimed to have uncovered evidence that former Ingersoll Printers director Robinson was the "principal driver" behind the company. However, Robinson has refuted these claims and said he is taking legal action against Fillmore.

ABR Litho, formerly Abbey Green Repro, which was used to buy the assets of Claremont Press from administrators, was put back into administration on 30 April by former Claremont employees who had been made redundant without receiving wages or severance pay.

At the time of the administration there were questions over who was the owner of the company and its assets. However, according to the latest administrators report, filed at the High Court, the principal driver was Robinson, who at the time was an undischarged bankrupt.

In his statement, administrator Malcolm Fillmore said: "He [Robinson] is, obviously, not shown as being a director of the company but there is evidence that he acted in that role."

Robinson was disqualified from holding directorships after being declared bankrupt eight years ago. He was automatically discharged from his bankruptcy on 6 June 2008, but he was disqualified during the period he was allegedly in charge at ABR Litho.

However, Robinson said "the information provided is false and my legal advisors are taking the appropriate action", although this was dismissed by Fillmore as "pure bluster".

Atherton Bailey's progress report claimed that the actual sale and purchase documents were all signed by Peter Boyce, who was appointed a director on 31 January.

According to the report, Boyce confirmed to Fillmore that he was acting under Robinson's instructions.

Fillmore added: "The only director immediately before the transaction was Ray Stevens, but he is shown as having resigned on 25 January 2008. All my enquiries have indicated that he had nothing to do with the company or its business at all."

It was also reported by Fillmore that the documents pertaining to another director, Andy Hay, were falsified and, although Hay was involved with the company, he was with the company for "no more than a few weeks".

Hay said that he had in fact been there for less than a week, starting on Tuesday 5 February and departing again on the morning of 12 February.

Atherton Bailey's progress report has been passed on to the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.