Ant Middleton, once known for his no-nonsense toughness on SAS: Who Dares Wins, has had to make some major changes behind the scenes.

The 44-year-old ex-soldier and TV personality has reportedly sold his luxurious Essex home after facing serious financial pressure—and a looming bankruptcy.

Letting Go of a Lavish Lifestyle

Back in 2019, Ant and his wife Emilie purchased their five-bedroom countryside property for £1.16 million.

Fast forward to 2025, and the couple has now sold it—reportedly for around £1.35 million.

It wasn’t quite the £1.5 million they were hoping for, but it still brought in a modest profit.

This wasn’t just a casual move.

According to The Sun, Ant was forced to put the house on the market as part of a financial settlement tied to a company he co-owned with Emilie.

The property boasted a £50,000 orangery, a designer kitchen, and a home gym—exactly what you’d expect from a celebrity fitness guru.

Business Fallout Triggers Property Sale

So what went wrong?

According to a liquidation report filed at Companies House, Ant’s media company, Sway and Starting Limited (formerly Middleton Global Limited), collapsed with serious unpaid debts.

The company reportedly owed over £1 million in taxes, even though more than £4.5 million had flowed through its accounts from 2020 to 2022.

To help cover part of that financial mess, Ant agreed to repay £300,000 from an overdrawn director’s loan account.

But he only managed one installment before missing the rest of the payment plan.

That triggered a statutory demand and a potential bankruptcy filing—leading him to sell the family home to settle the outstanding balance.

Banned from Running a Business

The fallout didn’t stop with the house sale.

Both Ant and Emilie were recently banned from serving as company directors for four years.

The decision came after the Insolvency Service discovered they had failed to pay more than £300,000 in VAT and over £800,000 in corporation tax between 2019 and 2022.

Despite having millions in the bank during that time, the couple reportedly withdrew nearly £3 million from the business in the form of directors’ loans before it went under in December 2022.

Dave Magrath, Director of Investigation and Enforcement Services at the Insolvency Service, didn’t hold back.

“This disqualification should serve as a deterrent,” he said, adding that unpaid taxes mean less funding for crucial public services like the NHS, schools, and transport.

How the Company Unraveled

Sway and Starting Limited was created to handle income from Ant’s TV and media work. On paper, it looked solid.

From April 2020 to November 2022, nearly £4.6 million came into the company.

But the business only paid a fraction of what it owed in taxes.

By the time liquidation hit, the firm still had unpaid VAT and corporation tax totaling over £1.2 million, plus nearly £3 million owed back to the company by Ant and Emilie themselves.

The latest Companies House filings show that a final settlement was attempted, but Ant missed most of the payments.

Selling the house was reportedly his last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy proceedings.

What’s Next for Ant Middleton?

Ant hasn’t publicly commented on the sale of his home or the business ban, and representatives have reportedly not responded to press inquiries.

Once celebrated for his high-stakes military training series and best-selling books, he’s now facing one of his toughest battles yet—rebuilding his financial reputation.

Whether he stages a comeback or keeps a lower profile going forward remains to be seen.

But for now, it looks like the chapter on Middleton’s flashy Essex lifestyle has officially closed.