Ant Middleton, the former presenter of hit reality TV series SAS: Who Dares Wins, has reportedly agreed to sell his lavish family home as his company faces potential bankruptcy
Former SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ant Middleton has reportedly sold his sprawling family home amid claims he faces bankruptcy.
The ex presenter of the hit reality TV series is thought to have had to put his house up for sale due to business debts which left him facing bankruptcy. Ant had initially bought the lavish property in Essex with his wife Emilie in 2019. They paid £1.16million for the home.
Now, it’s claimed the pair have sold the property at a profit – but didn’t meet their asking price. It’s reported they will bag a sale price of £1.35million.
That is according to The Sun who say that despite not reaching his initial asking price of £1.5million, the couple will still gain a nice sum in profit for the home that has a £50,000 orangery and a standalone gym.
It’s said the sale was forced due reports in a liquidation update for Ant’s company Sway and Starting, originally called Middleton Global.
It’s said that it had been forced into liquidation by creditors despite it raking in £4.5m in 2021.
The firm’s statement of affairs reveals it was abandoned owing £1,199,000 to HMRC and £3,000 to other creditors. Before wrapping it up, Ant, 43, took out £2.7m as a director’s loan, with the paperwork noting it was “uncertain” how much would be repaid.
Liquidators trying to claim back cash for creditors said in documents filed in February: “We are in correspondence with the director regarding the loan account but a settlement is yet to be reached.
“If a satisfactory settlement is not able to be reached it will be necessary for me to petition for the director’s bankruptcy.”
The accountants are also looking into any possible breaches of the Company Directors Disqualification Act and have sent a report to the Department for Business and Trade.
Reports first surfaced in January saying Ant’s company had gone bust owing £1.2m to the taxman. His spokesman said at the time: “Due to the impact of lockdowns on Ant’s work and associated adverse effects on the company, unfortunately Middleton Global Limited has had to be placed into voluntary liquidation.
“Ant has an extremely busy year ahead and is focused on his TV work, brand deals, books and events.”
The Mirror revealed in 2021 that Channel 4 had decided not to work with Ant again due to his “personal conduct”. He had spent six years on the SAS: Who Dares Wins TV programme, which puts civilians through gruelling military training.
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