Records of Walter Evans & Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Derby, England

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Archive Services

Reference
- GB 248 UGD 199/24
Dates of Creation
- 1888-1963
Name of Creator
- Walter Evans & Co Ltd (cotton manufacturers: 1905-: Derby, England)
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 0.4 metres
  There 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