M H Miller and Son Limited

Defunct Scottish private limited company in financial intermediation

M. H. Miller & Son Limited
Type	Private limited company
Founded	8 December 1941
Founder(s)	M H Miller
Defunct	14 January 2005
Headquarters	Mercantile Chambers, 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G2 6TB
Industry	Financial services
Services	Other financial intermediation

M. H. Miller & Son Limited (company number SC021923) was a private limited company incorporated in Scotland on 8 December 1941 and dissolved on 14 January 2005. Registered in Glasgow, the company operated primarily in the field of other financial intermediation (SIC code 6523). Its registered office was at Mercantile Chambers, 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6TB. The company appears to have been a small, long-established family or closely held entity involved in financial activities, with records indicating a mix of family-associated and London-based appointments in its final decades. Detailed historical operations remain limited in publicly available sources, typical for dissolved private companies of that era.

History

M. H. Miller & Son Limited was incorporated during the Second World War period on 8 December 1941. The naming convention suggests origins as a family business, possibly founded or controlled by an individual named M. H. Miller, with succession involving a son or family members, though no direct records of early directors (pre-1988) are detailed in the primary available source. The father of the company's later director Symie Miller was Max Miller, so the M may stand for Max, but this has not been confirmed.

In May 1982 the company advertised in Scottish newspapers for a housekeeper; applications were to go to "M. H. Miller & Son Ltd, 146 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2", telephone 041-221 2139. The company continued operations for over six decades, with officer changes documented from the late 1980s onward. It was dissolved on 14 January 2005, following a period where filings indicate winding down or cessation of active business.

People

Officers

The following table lists all known company directors and secretaries based on available records from the final active years until dissolution. All appointments are marked as associated with the dissolved status.

Directors and secretaries of M. H. Miller & Son Limited

Name	Role	Occupation	Appointment date	Cessation date	Address	Notes
Ilan Maxwell Feder	Secretary	—	18 June 2003	14 January 2005	Flat 2, Berwick Court, 10 Swan Street, London SE1 1BG	(dissolve)
Frances Feder	Director	Company director	1 October 1993	14 January 2005	118 King Henrys Road, London NW3 3SN	(dissolve)
Janet Jamieson Harvey	Secretary	—	12 February 1988	31 July 1995	21 Bothlyn Road, Chryston, Glasgow G69 9LJ, Lanarkshire	(dissolve)
Symie Miller	Secretary	—	31 July 1995	18 June 2003	83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 4LL	(dissolve)
Gertrude August	Director	Company director	12 February 1988	14 May 1992	83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 4LL	(dissolve)
Symie Miller	Director	Company director	12 February 1988	18 June 2003	83 Glencairn Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 4LL	(dissolve)

Symie Miller held dual roles as both director (from 1988 until 2003) and secretary (from 1995 until 2003), indicating a central long-term involvement in the company's governance. He was the Glasgow communal leader and magistrate Symie Miller (1905–2003): 83 Glencairn Drive had been his family's home since at least 1933, and his appointments ended on 18 June 2003, the date of his death.

Gertrude August, his fellow director from 1988 to 1992 at the same address, appears to have been his sister Gertie: the index of her death in Glasgow in 1992, aged 82, gives her mother's maiden surname as Citrenick, as does the index of Symie Miller's birth registration in 1906. Her directorship ended on 14 May 1992.

Symie Miller's death notice described him as the "beloved uncle of Frances, Ami, Shelley and Ilan". The names Frances and Ilan match those of Frances Feder and Ilan Maxwell Feder, who held the company's offices from his death until its dissolution, apparently the same people; the notice does not give their surname. Addresses in Glasgow's Pollokshields area for Symie Miller and Gertrude August suggest local Scottish connections in earlier periods, while later appointments (e.g. Frances Feder and Ilan Maxwell Feder) reflect London-based individuals. No public records confirm earlier directors such as the presumed founder M. H. Miller or immediate family successors, as historical officer data for companies dissolved in the early 2000s may not be fully digitised or publicly indexed in the same manner as more recent entities.

Nature of business

The company's principal activity was classified under SIC 6523 – Other financial intermediation. This broad category encompassed various non-banking financial services, though specific operations (e.g. money lending, investment intermediation, or related activities) are not detailed in available sources. Symie Miller's obituary describes his business as "importing Italian glass and china".

Dissolution

The company was dissolved on 14 January 2005, after which no further statutory obligations applied. The final secretary (Ilan Maxwell Feder) and director (Frances Feder) remained in post until dissolution.

See also

• Miller family
• Zionist movement Scotland

External links

M. H. MILLER & SON LIMITED at companieslist.co.uk