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From one of my contacts seeking info. on a possible LEEDS business.


"I am trying to track down any information relating to a defunct radio and TV rentals place that used to trade in Leeds, called House and Sons. Nothing shows up on the interweb, and a search of the trade and phone directories in the Leeds local research library also drew a blank. Does anyone have any information please?

Many thanks.

If it's the same people, they're mentioned as having occupied a property in York in this article:

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/new ... g_project/

They appear to have closed in 2004:

http://www.yorvik-electric.co.uk/about.htm

House & Son (Electric) Ltd had company registration no 00934084. It was incorporated on 19/06/1968 and dissolved on 13/09/2007. The final registered address was c/o DAVID HORNER & CO, 11 CLIFTON MOOR BUSINESS VILLAGE, JAMES NICHOLSON LINK, YORK, YO30 4XG, which looks like the insolvency practitioners who wound up the company. Because it was a limited company there are quite a lot of records available (usually for a fee) that will include directors and any assets like properties. I'd start with the Companies House Webcheck service at http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//wcfr ... ompanyInfo and searching for the registration number under dissolved companies. That should identify a person or property to start looking for.

Thanks, I will pass these details on.

List of directors...

Mr William House
Born 75 years ago: Oct 1939
Director, Director
11 Aug 1991 — Close

Mr William House
Born 75 years ago: Oct 1939
Company Secretary
11 Aug 1991 — Close

Ms Anne Pauline Hoskins
Born 74 years ago: Jun 1940
Director, Retired
14 Mar 2007 — Close *

Mr Charles Alec Stafford Hoskins
Born 82 years ago: Oct 1932
Director, Retired
14 Mar 2007 — Close *

Mr John Stafford House
Born 76 years ago: Jul 1938
Director, Director
11 Aug 1991 — 04 Apr 2007 (15 years, 7 months, 24 days)
Retired

Mrs Muriel Constance House
Born 101 years ago: Aug 1913
Director, Director
11 Aug 1991 — 02 Dec 2003 (12 years, 3 months, 22 days)

Absolutely everything I have seen suggests that 3 House companies were based in York without buying documentation. However John House did have a Woodhouse address off Belle Vue Road. http://www.ccdni.com/director-john-stafford-house . All other directors had York(ish) addresses.

Edit to remove a suggestion no longer required

Suitable amendment added, as suggested by tb.

I used to work for Sony and House and Son in York was one of my customers.