Records of Walter Evans & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Derby, England
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 199/24
- Dates of Creation:1888-1963
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.4 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Minute books, 1905-1962;
- Registers of members and share ledgers, 1943-1963;
- Annual returns, 1918-1948;
- Inventories, memoranda, and legal papers, 1888-1935;
- Journal, 1948-1980;
- Memorandum and articles of association, 1905.
Administrative / Biographical History
Walter Evans & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, was incorporated with limited liability in May 1905 in Derby, England, to take over the business of Walter Evans & Co. Its capital was £70,000 and its registered office was at Darley Abbey Mills, Derby, England. In 1908 the company converted to a private company. In April 1943 , many of the shareholders transferred their shares to J & P Coats Ltd, thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, who then transferred them to Kerr & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers and selling agents, Paisley, who became the majority shareholder, along with a number of individuals. Walter Evans & Co dissolved sometime in the 2000s.
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
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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 (NRA)
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Appraisal Information
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Custodial History
Held by J & P Coats Ltd
Accruals
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Related Material
GB 248 UGD 199/1 Records of J & P Coats Ltd and CoatsPatons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/20 Records of Kerr & Co Ltd
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