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Ganes Ltd

Primary Address
31 Litchfield Street
Charing Cross Road
Westminster
WC
from June 1909 until July 1910

Additional Addresses
8 Cecil Court
Westminster
WC
until June 1909

85 Shaftsbury Avenue
Westminster
W
from July 1910

Business Detail
Category: Agents/Legal/Trade; Promotional
Type: Poster Printers, Insurers
Capital: £10,000 (£1 shares)

Notes
Formed to purchase for £50000 (£500 cash and 4500 £1 shares) the rights to The Bioscope from Archibald Hunter after the publication of the 133rd issue. Junter passed 300o shares to John Cabourn - journalist - of 152a Alexander Road, and retained 1500 shares himself. Bioscope ad 3.2.1910, 14 offers low rates for insurance of halls, films, machines, seats, operators and staff. Address listed in BA 1915 as 85 Shaftsbury Avenue.Originally registered at 8 Cecil Court. Moved to Litchfield St June 1909. Moved to 85 Shaftsbury Ave July 1910

Trading Information
Trading Dates: from 10 May 1909.
Start Notes: Reg 10 May 1909
End Notes: Receiver appointed by debenture holders Sept 1915. Assets transferred to debenture holders and in turn to the Bioscope Publishing Co Ltd, c 1916-7

Related Venues

None

Related People

John Cabourn (Director)
Archibald Hunter (Director)
Sydney Wernham (Director)

Sources/References

We are keen to hear from anyone with additional information or corrections to be made to this data. Please send comments to i.christie@bbk.ac.uk.
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