Our collection

Business

We hold records on businesses and companies that are no longer in existence. Files include:

  • names of companies and firms
  • company shareholders
  • dates of registration
  • liquidation details.

Finding business records

Research guides

Research guides give information about the types of records you might find on different topics, and relevant series of records that may help get you started.

Search the indexes

If you know the name and location of the person you are looking for you can view our business records by searching our indexes.

The indexes are collections of information from our most popular records (usually peoples’ names) that link to ArchivesSearch catalogue. Search indexes about businesses below.

Loading...
Loading...

Search the catalogue

ArchivesSearch provides access to our collection of records, including documents, letters, land orders, maps, plans and images. For help searching, read the ArchivesSearch help guide.

Contact us

Contact us if you need further help.

Search the collection

For help searching:

Archival research terms

Record—information of permanent and historic value, often in paper-based form (e.g. a letter, photograph, a map), but can also be a CD, a film or a digital file

Item—a single record or many records, e.g. an item may be a single architectural drawing, a 500-page leather-bound book, or a bundle of correspondence (letters, telegrams, reports)

Series—a group of related items created, received, or used in the same activity

Agency—the Government Agency responsible for creating a series. For example, the Department of Education is the Government agency who created a series of School Admission registers for Runcorn State School. An admission register for Runcorn State School would be considered an item within that series.

Last updated:
27 August 2024