Former England rugby captain and World Cup winner is declared BANKRUPT as documents show he owes ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds’

Former England rugby captain Phil Vickery has declared bankruptcy with documents showing he owes £100,000 to a company that is in liquidation.

Mr Vickery, 48, from Bath, who was part of the triumphant England team that won the 2003 World Cup, filed for bankruptcy using the debtor’s petition last month.

His management consultancy Vix Limited is in liquidation and owed the company £97,806. The company also owes HMRC £71,000 in VAT, PAYE and National Insurance payments.

The Adjudicator’s Office granted his request to file for bankruptcy on February 21, and on or before that date he withdrew from at least four businesses.

A source said he had racked up debts of “hundreds of thousands of pounds” with many contacts and HMRC.

Filed documents confirm the 48-year-old will remain bankrupt until February next year.

Documents lodged by the Insolvency Service confirm it will remain bankrupt for 12 months until February 21 next year.

On the day the bankruptcy was made official, he also resigned as a director of his business at Killock Limited, a Cheltenham-based management consultancy.

The company, created 17 months ago, had not presented accounts. He also resigned as a director of No 3 Restaurants Limited on the same day and resigned from his board positions at Raging Bull Group Limited and Creed Food Service Limited in January this year.

Last year another consulting firm, Spring Star Consulting, dissolved after less than two years and without filing any accounts.

Phil Vickery Holdings Limited was also closed in 2023 after three years and presented only inactive accounts.

Vickery was a steady prop who played in all seven of England’s 2003 World Cup matches. He was appointed MBE after the victory.

He also captained the team at the 2007 World Cup in France, where England lost to South Africa in the final.