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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 56

  1. Jennifer Marie Laster 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jean-Luc Berrebi 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Sebastian Fahey 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jayne Louise Franks 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jan Prasens 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Patrick Erwan Rene Masson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Sofia Fleming 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Maarten Ten Holder 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Kevin John Mcguire 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Sara Webb 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Mark Ralph Delano Cornell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Robin George Woodhead 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. Patrick Josephus Van Maris Van Dijk 2008-2012 Director View profile
  14. Clive Graham Lord 2004-2019 Director View profile
  15. Iain Moray Fleming 2004-2016 Director View profile
  16. Margaret Southern 2002-2003 Director View profile
  17. Rona Chester 2001-2003 Director View profile
  18. Guy Anthony Crispian Jennings 2000-2005 Director View profile
  19. William Scott Sheridan 2000-2013 Director View profile
  20. Ross Philip Hook 1998-2013 Director View profile
  21. Serena Sutcliffe 1998-2013 Director View profile
  22. Mario Tavella 1998-2013 Director View profile
  23. Alexander Kilner Bell 1998-2013 Director View profile
  24. Elena Geuna 1998-1999 Director View profile
  25. Kevin Arthur Bousquette 1997-1998 Director View profile
  26. Kristen Van Riel 1997-1998 Director View profile
  27. Tobias Meyer 1996-2013 Director View profile
  28. Daniella Luxemborg 1996-1997 Director View profile
  29. James Percy Miller 1996-2004 Director View profile
  30. Melanie Sarah Jane Clore 1995-2008 Director View profile
  31. Hon James Alastair Stourton 1995-2010 Director View profile
  32. Paul Mack 1995-2003 Director View profile
  33. Simon Arthur Taylor 1995-2002 Director View profile
  34. Paul Martin Whiffield 1994-1995 Director View profile
  35. Henry Mark Wyndham 1994-2003 Director View profile
  36. Paul Michael Cervino 1993-1995 Director View profile
  37. Lord Alexander Gowrie 1993 Director View profile
  38. Roy Leslie Davids 1994 Director View profile
  39. Michael Jules Strauss 2000 Director View profile
  40. George Henry Selborne Bailey 2013 Director View profile
  41. Thomas Peter Tidy 1993 Director View profile
  42. DE Beauvau Craon, Laure, Princess 2004 Director View profile
  43. Simon De Pury 1997 Director View profile
  44. Rupert Julian De La Mare Thompson 1997 Director View profile
  45. David William Bennett 2000 Director View profile
  46. Roger Conant Faxon 1993 Director View profile
  47. Michael Lewis Anslie 1994 Director View profile
  48. Douglas, Christopher Acaibald Ludwig Freiedrich, Graf 1995 Director View profile
  49. Diana Dwyer Brooks 2000 Director View profile
  50. Timothy David Llewellyn 1994 Director View profile
  51. Caroline Mylward 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  52. Natalie Guelfi 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  53. Antonia Scott 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  54. Thomas Gerald Christopherson 2000-2013 Secretary View profile
  55. Michael Guy Lister Curle 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  56. Joseph Andrew Och 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/03/1966

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Oatshare Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Sotheby's is controlled by Oatshare Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Oatshare Limited is controlled by York UK Holdco International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. York UK Holdco International Limited is controlled by Sotheby's Holdings UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2020-10-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Sotheby's Holdings UK Limited is controlled by Bidfair Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-09-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Bidfair Limited is controlled by Patrick Drahi
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Patrick Drahi.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
1.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 4Business services 3Other services 2Property 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00874867
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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