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Catalogue description Board of Trade and successors: Accountants Division and Accountancy Services Division: Registered Files (AD Annual Series)
| Reference: | BT 222 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Board of Trade and successors: Accountants Division and Accountancy Services Division: Registered Files (AD Annual Series) |
| Description: |
Mostly post 1951 files of the Accountant's, later Accountancy Service Division, dealing with accountancy work within the board and on behalf of other departments, particularly in connection with costs in the National Health Service and grant aid for industry. A few files relate to investigations into the financial administration of war time and post war controls undertaken by the accountancy service of the Industries and Manufactures Department. The series also contains records relating to the board's responsibilities under the Inspectorship Under Companies Act 1948. |
| Date: | 1939-1981 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | AD annual file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Board of Trade, Accountancy Services Division, 1969-1970 Board of Trade, Accountants Branch, 1949-1951 Board of Trade, Accountants Division, 1951-1969 Board of Trade, Industries and Manufactures Department, 1918-1968 Department of Industry, Accountancy Services Division, 1974-1983 Department of Trade and Industry, Accountancy Services Division, 1970-1974 |
| Physical description: | 155 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1978 Department of Industry |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
During the Second World War the accountancy work of the Board of Trade expanded greatly especially in connection with the administration of wartime controls. From 1942 the work was carried out by the Industries and Manufacturers Department, mostly at a regional level, and continued into the post war period. It undertook accountancy work involving the emergency schemes introduced for controlling the production, distribution and price of consumer goods. Professional staff within the Branch dealt mainly with the examination of manufacturers' and distributors' records to ensure compliance with the regulations. Investigations into known, or suspected, offences were also undertaken. As controls were relaxed, the work reverted to normal accountancy services for the board, and provision of accountancy services for other government departments. An Accountants Division, later Accountancy Services Division was established in 1951 to handle this work. |
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