Mercantile Chambers Co. Ltd.

Company number:

Company registered in Scotland, No. 003468

Share capital:

£100,000

Started:

1897

Finished:

Liquidated 2005

A company established in 1897 to "purchase ground in Bothwell Street, Glasgow, and to construct or alter buildings". The company constructed the impressive red sandstone offices at No. 53 Bothwell St.

At the general meeting of Scottish Oils Ltd held in July 1921, it was reported:

Great difficulty was experienced in providing satisfactory office accommodation for the staff in Glasgow. At the present time the work is carried on in no less than four separate offices. In order to secure better control and greater efficiency, the Company aquired the share capital of the Mercantile Chamber Company (Limited). which owns large premises at 53 Bothwell St.. and it is hoped to have the whole commercial and clerical staff in Glasgow accommodated in the new premises within a few months.

The company was subsequently re-named:

BP Gas Marketing Limited and Alliance Gas Limited
Gas Marketing Services Ltd

Related file records

212318 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Share Ledger, Register of Transfers, Annual Summary etc. 1897 - Bound share register (alpha index) with details of shareholders, members,share transfers and annual summaries dated from 1897.
213306 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Share Certificate Book, 4.5 per cent Preference Shares. Mainly undated, but dating from around 1904. - Share Certificate Book (containing the 37 receipts for 2,000 shares and unused certificates) for the Mercantile Chambers Company Limited for 4.5 per cent Preference Shares. Most of the receipts are undated until 2nd February 1904.
198759 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report of Directors, including Balance Sheet and Revenue Account, for year ending 30th June 1919. - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report of Directors, including Balance Sheet and Revenue Account, for year ending 30th June 1919 to be submitted to the Twenty-Third Ordinary General Meeting on 3rd September 1919. Details the current credit balance which has been deducted from the Dividend, the changing of directors, the liabilities, assets, expenditures and receipts.
198767 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1949, with Profit and Loss Account - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1949, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 21st June 1950. Details the: profit and loss account the balance brought forward from last year the directors leaving the company share capital revenue reserve and undistributed profits current liabilities fixed assets current assets lifts, heating installations and other alterations to the property.
198768 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1950, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1950, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 27th June 1951. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors that are leaving Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets Lifts, heating installations, and other alterations to property.
198769 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1951, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1951, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 25th June 1952. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors leaving (Mr Robert Crichton noted as retiring at the age of 70) Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets Lifts, heating installations, and other alterations to property
198770 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1952, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1952, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 24th June 1953. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing and retiring (Mr Robert Crichton is noted as retiring by rotation but, having attained the age of 71 years, his proposed re-election will be the subject of a Resolution of which special notice has been given) Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets Lifts, heating installations, and other alterations to property
198771 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1953, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1953, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 26th June 1954. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing or retiring (Mr Robert Crichton resigned from the Board on 31st March, 1954, and Mr John Caldwell has been appointed a Director.) Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets Lifts, heating installations, and other alterations to property.
198772 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1954, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1954, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 18th May 1955. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets Lifts, heating installation, and other alterations to property.
198773 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1955, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1955, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 23rd May 1956. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Curret assets Lifts, heating installation, and other alterations to property
198774 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1956, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1956, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder of the Company on 8th May 1957. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undsitributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets Lifts, heating installation, and other alterations to property
198775 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1957, with Profit and Loss Account - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1957, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on 7th May 1958. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profit Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets Lifts, heating installation, and other alterations to Property
198776 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1958, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1958, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on 6th May 1959. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets.
198777 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1959, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1959, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on 30th March 1960. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Dividend recommendations Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue Reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets
198778 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1960, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1960, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on 29th March 1961. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Dividend recommendations Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets
198779 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1961, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1961, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on 28th March 1962. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Dividend recommendations Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets
198780 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1962, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1962, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on 27th March 1962. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Dividend recommendations Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Fixed assets Current assets
198781 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1963, with Profit and Loss [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Report by the Directors and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 1963, with Profit and Loss Account to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company on 25th March 1962. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Dividend recommendations Directors changing or retiring Share capital Revenue reserve and undistributed profits Current liabilities Ground at cost Building at cost Lifts, heating installation, and other alterations to property at cost Amount due by holding company Current assets
198782 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 1964, to be submitted to the Sixty-Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company on 24th March 1965. Details the: Profit and loss account Dividend recommendation Directors changing or retiring Share capital Current liabilities Ground at cost Building at cost Lifts, heating installation, and other alterations to property Amount due by Holding Company Current assets
198783 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 1965, to be submitted to the Seventieth Annual General Meeting of the Company on 23rd March 1966. Details the: Profit and loss account Directors changing or retiring Share capital Current liabilities Ground at cost Building at cost Lifts, heating installation, and other alterations to property Current assets
198784 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 1966, to be submitted to the Seventy-First Annual General Meeting of the Company on 5th April 1967. Details the: Profit and loss account Balance brought forward from last year Property sold (during this year, the property at 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, was sold to Scottish Oils Limited and the profit on sale transferred to Capital Reserve.) Directors changing or retiring Share capital Current liabilities Amount due by Holding Company Current assets
198785 - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the [...] - The Mercantile Chambers Company Limited, Annual Report by the Directors and Accounts including Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 1967, to be submitted to the Seventy-Second Annual General Meeting of the Company on 12th March 1968. Details the: Profit and loss acount Balance brought forward from last year Directors changing or retiring Share capital Capital reserve Current liabilities Amount due by Holding Company Current assets.