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Sotheby's Holdings UK Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Thierry Roger Francios Germain Sauvaire 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Sebastian Fahey 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Jayne Louise Franks 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Jean-Luc Berrebi 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Caroline Sarah Mylward 2020-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/09/2020

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.

  • Bidfair Limited
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-09-13

Group

  1. 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
  2. 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.

18 other companies in this group

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.

9 directors on the board

1.5y median 1.7y
average tenure
1.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
12875906
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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