Company:
Brown Smith & Co Ltd
Registration number: 17640
Company name: Brown Smith & Co Ltd
Dates in business: 1933-1988
Type of business: wholesale clothiers
Type of company: Private limited liability company
Locations:- Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Management of company
The first directors of the company were William Walker Brown (chairman and secretary) and Norah Winkley Brown.
Company history
Brown Smith & Co Ltd, wholesale clothiers, was incorporated in December 1933. Its registered office was at 14 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. In May 1948, it was acquired by House of Fraser Ltd, department store retailers, of Glasgow. It was one of the first companies to be acquired by House of Fraser Ltd after it had converted into a public company in December 1947. Brown Smith & Co Ltd was wound up in 1988.
Records held for Brown Smith & Co Ltd:
Title: Minutes of meetings of board of directors and general meetings of shareholders
Date: 1933-1947, 1980-1988
Related People and Companies:
Dates of connection: 1948
Connection type: House of Fraser Ltd acquired Brown Smith & Co Ltd in 1948.
Access points: Clothiers - Wholesale trade
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