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Clippens Oil Co. Ltd. (1878)
| Constitution | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Company Number. | Registered in Scotland, No. 808 |
| Share Capital. | £150,000? |
| Date of Incorporation | 9th February 1878 |
| Date of Dissolution | 10th December 1894 |
| Registered Office | 16 Bothwell Street, Glasgow (from 9th February 1878); 27 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow (from 21st May 1887) |
| Oil Works | Clippens Oil Works, Pentland Paraffin Oil Works, Straiton Oil Works |
A limited company formed to take forwards the interests of the Renfrewshire-based Clippens Shale Oil Company, of which James Scott was, by that time, the sole remaining director. In 1879, the Clippens Oil Co. Ltd acquired mineral rights at Pentland, and in c.1885 purchased the Straiton Oil Works from the Midlothian Oil Co. Ltd. The company was dissolved following the promotion of a new limited company, the Clippens Oil Co. Ltd (1892)
Directors
- William McKinnon - Accountant Glasgow.
- James Scott - Merchant, Glasgow
- Thomas Inglis Scott - Merchant, Glasgow
Property
- Clippens Oil Works
- Pentland Paraffin Oil Works
- Straiton Oil Works
- Mineral leases of Clippens and Ryewraes; Barbush, Mains, Windyhill, Merchiston and North Forecourt Park; Green; Green and Mill or Cart; Middleton and Moss Loan; and the Pentland Minerals. Mines and pits at:
- Mortonhall No. 9 Mine
- Mortonhall No.10 Mine
- Pentland No. 1 & 2 Mines
- Straiton No. 1 & No. 2 Mines
- Straiton No. 3 Pit & No. 3 Mine
- Straiton No. 4 Mine
- Straiton No. 8 Mine
- Workers housing at:
Additional Resources
- Registration Records transcribed from dissolved company records held by the National Archives of Scotland (pdf)
- Prospectus of the Clippens Oil Company Ltd, transcribed from the Scotsman, dated March 1882 (pdf)
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