Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

English

Old public companies

30 live entities of this type are on the register (Old Public Company). Listed oldest first.

CompanyPlaceIncorporated
Calcutta Tramways Company Limited(the)
00014764
London, Wc1v 7nl.22 Dec 1880
Tde (1980) Limited
00029974
Newcastle upon Tyne26 Oct 1889
Brittains,limited
00032219
Wolvercote3 Aug 1890
00041507 Limited
00041507
Islington2 Jul 1894
A.F. Craig & Company Limited
SC002990
—3 Sept 1895
A and J Main and Company
SC003079
—1 Jan 1896
Bond Worth Holdings Limited
00047699
Brighton and Hove28 Apr 1896
Broadway Tea Estates Limited
00050955
City and County of the City of London20 Jan 1897
00065957 Limited
00065957
Birmingham17 May 1900
Rivington Reed Limited
00096285
Prestwich31 Dec 1907
00103556 Limited
00103556
Reading17 Jun 1909
United Sua Betong Rubber Estates,limited(the)
00104072
City and County of the City of London15 Jul 1909
B.S.& W.whiteley Limited
00165577
Leeds (Leeds)23 Mar 1920
R.a.dyson & Company Limited
00171675
Birmingham26 Nov 1920
Platt Saco Lowell Limited
00259131
Southwark21 Sept 1931
Dobson & Barlow Limited
00260979
Cardiff10 Dec 1931
Howard & Bullough,limited
00260984
Crawley (Crawley)10 Dec 1931
Louis Marx & Co.limited
00265081
Cardiff3 May 1932
Dawnays Limited
00305561
Glam2 Oct 1935
Alders (Tamworth) Limited
00315019
Staffordshire9 Jun 1936
J.B. Hoyle & Co. Limited
00389611
Leeds (Leeds)2 Sept 1944
Memco Limited
00526628
Manchester7 Dec 1953
Steel Brothers Process Plant Limited
00549780
Dorking25 May 1955
Summit (1979) Limited
00714350
Manchester2 Feb 1962
Mears Bros.holdings Limited
00726802
City and County of the City of London14 Jun 1962
Assets at A Discount Investment Trust Limited
00760895
London14 May 1963
Wilson Walton Engineering Limited
00886951
City and County of the City of London2 Sept 1966
00913735 Limited
00913735
West Drayton22 Aug 1967
Harnor Engineering & Manufacturing Co. Limited
01288037
Newcastle upon Tyne25 Nov 1976
01840157 Public Limited Company
01840157
Leicester13 Aug 1984