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Sotheby's

ActiveCompany number 00874867Private unlimited companyEst. 196696090 · Other service activities n.e.c.Islington, London
Official record ↗
Age60 years
older than 99% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom118,489live companies · 516th oldest
In Islington109,520live companies · 2,724 in the same activity
At this address5live companies incl. this one
Latest accounts2025full accounts, made up to 31 Dec 2025

In brief

Sotheby's is a private unlimited company incorporated in England and Wales on 24 March 1966. At 60 years old it is older than 99% of the 118,489 live companies whose main activity is other service activities n.e.c.. Its registered office is in Islington, London, at an address shared with 4 other live companies. 2,724 live companies in Islington share the same main activity. Its latest accounts were made up to 31 December 2025 and filed as full accounts.

Register details

Registered nameSOTHEBY'S
Company number00874867
Company typePrivate Unlimited Company
Registered office34-35 New Bond Street, W1A 2AA London
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)96090 Other service activities n.e.c.
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)S · 96 Other personal service activities

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upFull accounts
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Accounting reference date31 December
Next confirmation statement11 April 2027
Last confirmation statement28 March 2026
Charges registered29
Outstanding · satisfied5 · 24

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Other service activities n.e.c. in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 96090: 118,489 in total, median age 7 years, 8,573 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 118,489 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
020,00040,00060,00080,0001860s: 11860s1870s: 31870s1880s: 31880s1890s: 61890s1900s: 181900s1910s: 111910s1920s: 301920s1930s: 531930s1940s: 591940s1950s: 1411950s1960s: 2801960s1970s: 6011970s1980s: 1,3751980s1990s: 3,7451990s2000s: 11,2592000s2010s: 48,7222010s2020s: 52,1822020s
Incorporated per year, still live
05,00010,00015,00020,0002011: 2,68820112012: 2,9782013: 3,44520132014: 4,1952015: 4,67320152016: 5,4982017: 7,29320172018: 7,7222019: 8,07320192020: 6,2562021: 6,09820212022: 6,4122023: 7,64820232024: 8,4552025: 10,64020252026: 6,673

Location

Registered office in Islington, London.

Islington
Live companies in Islington109,520
Same activity in Islington2,724
New in Islington, past 12 months24,713

Also registered at this address

4 other live companies share this registered office.

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Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.