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Universal Film Co Ltd

Primary Address
5 Denman Street
Westminster
W
from August 1911

Additional Addresses
98 Jermyn Street
Westminster
SW

40 Gerrard Street
Westminster
W
from January 1913

37 and 39 Oxford Street
Westminster
W
from 1915

Business Detail
Category: Film Services
Type: Sales Agent, Producer (1914)
Capital: £1500 (3000 10/- shares). New Company (1915) £500 (£1 shares)
Notes: Sales Agent for Sun, Windmill, Unitas, Champion (1911), Sales Agent for Sun, Heron, Scientific (1912), Sales Agent for Imperator, Heron, Dansk Filmfabrik, Ecko, Solograph, Veritas, Scientific, Lama, Motograph, Big 5 (1913), Heron, Motograph, Big 5, Favourite, Pennent, Crusade, SB Films, Ecko (1914)

Notes
Originally registered at 98 Jermyn St. Moved to 5 Denmark St August 1911. Moved to 40 Gerrard St, Jan 1913. Re-registered new co (1915) located at 37 and 39 Oxford St.

Trading Information
Start Notes: Reg 6 Mar 1911. New Co reg 16 Feb 1915
End Notes: Receiver appointed 16 Dec 1914 by Alice Biggerstaff Bliss from whom £70 debenture was borrowed 11 Dec 1914. Wound up by EGM agreement 2 Feb 1915 for setting up of new company. New company described as quiescent 14th June 1922.

Related Venues

None

Related People

Arthur Bliss (Director)
Harold Bliss (Director)
Montague Browne (Director)
James Dalton (Director)
Morris Greenberg (Director)
Frederick Hearn (Director)
Thomas Kennard (Managing Director)
Frederick King (Director)
Reginald Salisbury-Jones (Director)
John Dewey Tippett (Managing 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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