How much does Sotheby's Financial Services Limited make?

Sotheby's Financial Services Limited reported revenue of £0 and a loss of £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Sotheby's Financial Services Limited profitable?

No — Sotheby's Financial Services Limited reported a loss of £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00597920 · Incorporated 27 Jan 1958

Sotheby's Financial Services Limited

Registered name: SOTHEBY'S FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Bidfair Limited group

Sotheby's Financial Services Limited made £0 revenue and a £1.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Sotheby's Financial Services Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.5m. The company is classified under “other service activities”.

Full P&L filedSection S · Other service activitiesSIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: London
Age: 68 yrs · since 1958
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£0

Growth —

Profit

−£1.5m

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

1 filed year

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£0
Cost of sales	−£187k
Gross profit	−£187k
Profit before tax	−£1.5m
Profit after tax	−£1.5m
Profit (best available)	−£1.5m
Employees (average)	—
Ratios
Profit margin	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Bidfair Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Sotheby's Holdings UK Limited75–100%
York UK Holdco International Limited75–100%
Oatshare Limited75–100%
Sotheby's75–100%
Sotheby's Financial Services Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Bidfair UK Property Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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