Many years ago I held shares in Star ( Great Britain ) Holdings Ltd and Associated Development Holdings Ltd. Having come across the certificates, I wondered whatever happened to these companies?
Taking the second first, we found that Associated Development Holdings were trading in the 1970s, although after that the trail goes completely cold. We are assuming therefore that the company no longer exists in any form. As for Star (GB) Holdings, they changed name to English Property Corporation in 1974. This was the taken over by Olympic & York Developments in 1985 where shareholders received 81.33p per share. As far as we can see, shareholders did not need to hand over the share certificate, but even so you should have received payment at the time. The Register of Defunct Companies used to be the ultimate resource for older enquiries such as these, and may still be accessible at the National Archives – National Register of Archives, c/o The National Archives, Kew, Richmond , Surrey . TW9 4DU www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra Another place to try could be Companies House, London Information Centre, 21 Bloomsbury Street , London WC1B 3XD www.companieshouse.gov.
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