Dozens of Norfolk families were left with disrupted care after a firm used by the county council went out of business.

Lily-Mae Homecare Limited, which provided domiciliary care for elderly and disabled people, has been served with a winding-up order and is due for compulsory strike off.

The firm was based in Peterborough but has been used by Norfolk County Council to provide care in the community for dozens of people - particularly in the west of the county.

At the time council bosses were informed of the winding up order two months ago, County Hall was using the firm to provide care for 61 people.

A Norfolk County Council spokesman said: "We are aware of the situation with Lily-Mae Homecare and have already been working with care providers in the market to ensure that new arrangements are in place.

"The council's priority is to work with alternative care providers to minimise disruption and ensure that people's care needs are met."

Prior to being wound up, the firm was rated as providing a 'good' quality of service by the Care Quality Commission.

However, it had not been inspected for five years, with its last assessment carried out in July 2019.

It is registered to Husnu and Sarah Ozkan, who are both still listed as active directors on Companies House.

Attempts to contact the Ozkans have been made. 

A high court order issued under the Insolvency Act was filed on June 19, with Norfolk County Council informed of this on August 8.

A County Hall spokesman said that since receiving this update, the organisation had been seeking new providers for the people receiving care through the firm.

The firm was initially founded in May 2016 and also provided care in South Lincolnshire and Rutland, with its headquarters in Deeping St James, near Peterborough.