Records of United Thread Mills Ltd, thread manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 199/4
- Dates of Creation:1908-1962
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1 metreThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Minute books 1908-1962;
- Minutes of technical section meetings 1930-1944;
- Registers of members and directors 1931-1961;
- Ledgers, 1932-1935;
- Journals, 1948-1962;
- Cash books, 1931-1954;
- Salary books, 1912-1942;
- Annual returns, 1930-1948;
- Disposition by the Nethercraigs Laundry Co in favour of United Thread Mills, 1939;
- Memorandum and articles of association, 1931-1966.
Administrative / Biographical History
United Thread Mills Ltd, thread manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland, was incorporated in March 1931 with a capital of £10,000 as a subsidiary of J & P Coats Ltd, thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, with limited liability. Almost immediately agreements were entered into with J & P Coats Ltd, Clark & Co Ltd, thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Jonas Brook & Bros, thread manufacturers, Meltham Mills, Huddersfield, Kirklees, England and James Chadwick & Bros Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bolton, England, for United Thread Mills Ltd to purchase properties from them. The companies continued to operate in their mills, but as a branch of United Thread Mills Ltd. United Thread Mills Ltd appear also to have owned property of I P Clarke & Co Ltd, thread manufacturers, Leicester, England. In 1936, J & P Coats Ltd transferred their shares in United Thread Mills Ltd to I & P Clarke & Co Ltd. Records indicate the company continued to trade after 1962.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series the items are generally arranged chronologically
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Indefinite loan : J & P Coats : Glasgow : c1984
Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : London: 1991 : ACCN 0146 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : via Business Archives Council in Scotland : 1993 : ACCN 0198 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : 1995 : ACCN 0240 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : 1996 : ACCN 0255 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : Swinton, Manchester: 2000 : ACCNs 1887, 1925, 1926, 1996
Indefinite loan : ACCN 0054
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)2576) and London (NRA20914)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by J & P Coats Ltd
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UGD 199/1 Records of J & P Coats Ltd and CoatsPatons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/6 Records of Clark & Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/18 Records of Jonas Brook & Bros Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/26 Records of James Chadwick & Bros Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/8 Records of I P Clark & Co Ltd
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