A typo killed a 124 year old family business

5 points by kameit00 1 year ago | 2 comments
  • kameit00 1 year ago
    How a mistake made by Companies House, a UK government agency responsible for registering companies, killed the 124-year old Welsh engineering firm Taylor & Sons Ltd. This led to Taylor & Sons' business evaporating as orders were cancelled and credit withdrawn due to believing the company had ceased operations.
    • Hackbraten 1 year ago
      This is, hands down, the funniest Guardian piece I’ve ever read.

      Kudos to the author.