Company
Auction Bidco Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Richard Benedict Lewis 2025-2025 View profile
- Thomas Eric Hargreaves 2020-2025 View profile
- John-Paul Savant 2020-2026 View profile
- Stefan Alexander Dandl 2020-2020 View profile
- Joseph Morgan Seigler Iii 2020-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/01/2020
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.
- Auction Holdco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-13
Group
- Auction Bidco Limited
is controlled by Auction Holdco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-13 · source: Companies House PSC register - Auction Holdco Limited
is controlled by Auction Technology Group PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register - Auction Technology Group PLC
is controlled by Travers Smith Secretaries Limited
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-01-18, ceased 2021-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register - Travers Smith Secretaries Limited
is controlled by Travers Smith LLP
Evidence
active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Travers Smith LLP.
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- Bourn Hall Limited
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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
- Duncan Anthony Painter Director · appointed 2026
- Sarah Louise Highfield Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Duncan Anthony Painter Director · appointed 2026
- Sarah Louise Highfield Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- John-Paul Savant Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 12401140
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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