Former world darts champion Rob ‘Voltage’ Cross banned as company director over £450k in unpaid taxes
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Darts star falls foul of HMRC over £450k tax bill
- Rob 'Voltage' Cross, a former darts world champion, has been banned from running companies after failing to pay over £450,000 in tax.
- Mr Cross, who won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2018, took money from Rob Cross Darts Limited, the company he used to collect earnings, which should have been paid to creditors, including HMRC.
- Before liquidating the company in 2023, Cross took out £300,000 and a director's loan of over £400,000, while £665,419 was paid into a personal account linked to him.
- By the time Rob Cross Darts Limited went into liquidation, it owed the taxman £465,403.
- Mr Cross’s ban, approved by Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, prevents him from managing companies without court permission.