Isle of Man Companies Registry: registered dissolved company files Files in this series record the process from the creation and registration of a company with the Companies Registry on the Isle of Man until its dissolution. On creation by the Companies Registry, files were arranged by registration number and chronological order. However, when a registered company was dissolved the Companies Registry retrieved the file from the sequence and stored files relating to dissolved companies separately. This series contains the files for dissolved companies only. Records relating to live registered companies are still held by the Companies Registry. For companies dissolved between 1865-1981, all surviving files have been retained. From 1982 onwards, files were selected for preservation at the Public Record Office based on a selection criteria (see appraisal field for details) and only a sample of dissolved company files have been retained. Each dissolved company record should contain the following minimum documentation:: - registration certificate; - memorandum and articles of association; - nomination of directors; - particulars of directors or managers and a summary of capital and shares; - notice of appointment of receiver; - receiver's statement of receipts and payments; - notices to begin striking-off procedures. The procedure for registration of companies and the contents of these files changed over time, and a number of company files may contain substantially more documents than the minimum. Additional documents may include: return of allotments; annual returns; mortgage details and resolutions passed at extraordinary general meetings. A number of companies may have more than one file. 1865-2001