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 Old Companies
Author:Matt Ide
Date:Tuesday, 1st Aug 2006 10:23
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Category:Company, Industry, Country and Product Research
URL:http://www.freepint.com/go/b51995

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of any website or indeed any way of finding out information on UK companies from 1917, whether they still exist, who they are now etc. without having to go trawling through library archives?

Many thanks

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  Old Companies
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of any website or indeed any way of finding out information on UK ...
Matt Ide 01/08/06 10:23 51995
   Re: Old Companies
Try searching Google with 'company centenary'.
Maggie Johnston 09/08/06 17:24 53800
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If you puchase for £30.00 a CD from Companies House you can then check and see a full list of ...
Brian Payne 08/08/06 18:08 53595
   Re: Old Companies
It is relatively easy to find a list of companies that are still active today that were in existence in ...
Arthur Weiss 04/08/06 11:59 52723
    Re: Old Companies
Have you contacted ? http://www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk/
Barry McGowan 07/08/06 20:45 53378
   Re: Old Companies
Have you tried using a UK company database such as FAME or Experian Corporate Researcher? You can search under the ...
Christine O'Hare 01/08/06 15:29 52032
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Have you tried Companies House? http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Jela Webb 01/08/06 11:30 52000
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Yes, I've tried companies house but their records don't go back that far.
Matt Ide 01/08/06 12:22 52006
     Re: Old Companies
If Companies House records do not go back to 1917, then you will have a very tough time locating companies ...
Richard McEachin 08/08/06 17:08 53592

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