THE FINE ART AUCTION GROUP LIMITED
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Executive summary
The Fine Art Auction Group Limited operates as a distressed investment holding vehicle within the high-end collectibles sector, heavily reliant on its ultimate parent, The Stanley Gibbons Group plc, for survival. Its standalone financial performance is severely subpar relative to industry benchmarks, marked by declining turnover, persistent losses, and a critical going concern uncertainty. The collapse of its subsidiary Mallett Inc into US Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the surrender of its UK lease highlight a failure to adapt the physical-heavy retail model to post-pandemic market realities, leaving the company entirely dependent on creditor forbearance and parent company support.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-09-10
- Registered office
- STANLEY GIBBONS LTD, 399 Strand, London, WC2R 0LX
- Postcode
- WC2R 0LX
- Capital
- 4,248,960 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-01
- Next due by
- 2027-02-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46190 Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Officers 1 current · 41 resigned
Group structure 9 subsidiaries
Controlled by Castelnau Group Limited (00067529) — since 2023-12-23
Controlled by NOBLE INVESTMENTS (UK) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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BAYNTON ROAD LIMITED Dissolved
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CORKED LIMITED Dissolved
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DNFA AUCTIONS LIMITED Dissolved
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DNFA LIMITED Dissolved
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EDGAR HORNS LIMITED Dissolved
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GREENFIELD AUCTIONS LIMITED Dissolved
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NEWCO9999 LIMITED Dissolved
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SALEHURST TRADING COMPANY LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| IBRAX LIMITED | 2002-01-22 |
| LOGICCHANGE LIMITED | 1999-10-26 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 11 ADELPHI TERRACE, LONDON, WC2N 6BJ | 2014-11-24 |
| 10A MOUNT EPHRAIM, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN4 8AS | 2012-12-27 |
| THE AUCTION HALL, THE PANTILES, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN2 5QL | 2009-06-22 |
| HUNTERS HALL OAST, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, EAST SUSSEX TN5 6QX | 2004-03-22 |
| THE AUCTION HALL, LINDEN PARK ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN2 5QL | 1999-10-26 |
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, AVON BS1 6BZ | 1999-10-08 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 859 similar companies in WC, trading since 1999
The class of 1999
43%
of the 64,736 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.