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Board of Trade: Companies Registration Office: Files of Joint Stock Companies Registered...

Catalogue reference: BT 41

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BT 41

This series contains the files of all Joint Stock Companies which were registered under the Act of 1844 and dissolved before 1856, and of those re-registered under the 1856 Act. The files are likely to include some or all of the following: name,...

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Reference
BT 41
Title
Board of Trade: Companies Registration Office: Files of Joint Stock Companies Registered under the 1844 and 1856 Acts
Date
1844-c1860
Description

This series contains the files of all Joint Stock Companies which were registered under the Act of 1844 and dissolved before 1856, and of those re-registered under the 1856 Act.

The files are likely to include some or all of the following:

  • name, purpose and address of the business;
  • names of the company's promoters and their solicitors;
  • a prospectus;
  • details of capital, issue and allocation of shares and balance sheets.

Arrangement
Arrangement

BT 41/1-781 comprise a general file sub-series and are listed in alphabetical order by company title.

BT 41/782-926 are for a railway sub-series and are listed in alphabetical order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
926 box(es)
Subjects
Topics
Trade and commerce
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3084/

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Board of Trade: Companies Registration Office: Files of Joint Stock Companies Registered under the 1844 and 1856 Acts

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