Collection GB 0074 B/BTR - BRITISH TYRE AND RUBBER COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 B/BTR

Title

BRITISH TYRE AND RUBBER COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Date(s)

  • 1864-1978 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

15.73 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The British Tyre and Rubber Company, known as BTR plc since 1982 was one of the largest companies in the UK with a one time stock market capital value of over £6.5 billion. It was originally registered in 1898 as the Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Company Ltd, specially formed to acquire the undertakings of Leyland Rubber Company Ltd, Birmingham; India Rubber Company Ltd and Stanley Morrison and Co. Ltd. Most of the companies that were taken over by, or associated with, BTR plc were concerned with rubber products of all types : from tyres to shoes and even hair, but there were also links with the communications industry and more general trade within the British Empire, including India and Australia.

Archival history

The records were passed to LMA by the Business Archives Council.
GB 0074 B/BTR 1864-1978 Collection 15.73 linear metres British Tyre and Rubber Company x Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Company Ltd x BTR plc

The British Tyre and Rubber Company, known as BTR plc since 1982 was one of the largest companies in the UK with a one time stock market capital value of over £6.5 billion. It was originally registered in 1898 as the Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Company Ltd, specially formed to acquire the undertakings of Leyland Rubber Company Ltd, Birmingham; India Rubber Company Ltd and Stanley Morrison and Co. Ltd. Most of the companies that were taken over by, or associated with, BTR plc were concerned with rubber products of all types : from tyres to shoes and even hair, but there were also links with the communications industry and more general trade within the British Empire, including India and Australia.

The records were passed to LMA by the Business Archives Council.

Deposited in two accessions, in 1980 and 1984 (ACC/2043; ACC/1580).

Records of the British Tyre and Rubber Company, and associated merged or subsidiary companies, 1864-1978. This substantial collection consists mainly of statutory business records of associated companies with very little relating to production: meeting minutes of the board 1864-1937, directors minutes, 1868-1871, general meeting minutes, 1864-1918, shareholders committee minutes, 1875, debenture trustee minutes, 1887-97, 1901-02, finance and executive committee minutes 1864-1866; share ledgers, c 1917-38; balance sheets and accounts, 1920-1936; ledgers, c 1931-1934, private ledgers, 1934-61; journals, 1939-1942, private journals, 1934-1960; private cash books, 1926-62, petty cash books, 1938-8; cheque account books, 1933-8; bills receivable books, 1935-64; nominal accounts for Calcutta, 1889-1954, and Christchurch, 1920-44; and Durban private ledger, 1900-1922.

B/BTR/BTRC: British Tyre and Rubber Company; B/BTR/AAML-WTCL: Associated companies (37 companies).

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the depositor.
English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

LMA also has some records of Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd (ACC/2/66). There are records of the construction industry and related products in the archives of John Mowlem and Co. Ltd (ACC/2809)

See Company Archives by Lesley Richmond and Bridget Stockford, Glasgow 1986 (LMA Library reference: 60.43 RIC)
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. July to October 2009 Business administration Rubber goods Industrial products Government Public administration Health services administration Business records Personnel management Organization and administration Corporate minutes Management operations Information sources Business acquisitions Documents Financial records Equipment Company archives Tyres Finance Investment Financial markets Share dealing Management Business management Agricultural products Forest products Rubber Industry Rubber industry and trade Manufacturing industry Companies British Tyre and Rubber Company x Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Company Ltd x BTR plc Enterprises Business

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in two accessions, in 1980 and 1984 (ACC/2043; ACC/1580).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the British Tyre and Rubber Company, and associated merged or subsidiary companies, 1864-1978. This substantial collection consists mainly of statutory business records of associated companies with very little relating to production: meeting minutes of the board 1864-1937, directors minutes, 1868-1871, general meeting minutes, 1864-1918, shareholders committee minutes, 1875, debenture trustee minutes, 1887-97, 1901-02, finance and executive committee minutes 1864-1866; share ledgers, c 1917-38; balance sheets and accounts, 1920-1936; ledgers, c 1931-1934, private ledgers, 1934-61; journals, 1939-1942, private journals, 1934-1960; private cash books, 1926-62, petty cash books, 1938-8; cheque account books, 1933-8; bills receivable books, 1935-64; nominal accounts for Calcutta, 1889-1954, and Christchurch, 1920-44; and Durban private ledger, 1900-1922.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

B/BTR/BTRC: British Tyre and Rubber Company; B/BTR/AAML-WTCL: Associated companies (37 companies).

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

LMA also has some records of Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd (ACC/2/66). There are records of the construction industry and related products in the archives of John Mowlem and Co. Ltd (ACC/2809)

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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