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BRITISH-AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL
Birmingham
British-American Business Council in the Midlands,
75 Harborne Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 3DH
Contact: Malcolm Gloster, Chairman
Tel: +44 (0)121 454 6171
Fax: +44 (0)121 454 4467
E-mail: babcmidlands@babc.org.uk
Website: www.babc.org
Bristol and Bath
British-American Business Council of the West
of England,
Valley View House,
96 Broadmoor Lane,
Bath,
Avon,
BA1 4LB
Contact: Richard Dennery, President
Tel: +44 (0)1225 445771
Fax: +44 (0)1225 477889
E-mail: rdennery@aol.com
Website: www.babc.org
Leeds/Hull
British-American Business Council of Yorkshire,
1a Tower Place,
33 Wellington Street,
Leeds,
Yorkshire,
LS1 4HZ
Contact:Tony Ewen, Chairman
Tel: +44 (0)113 209 5742
Fax: +44 (0)113 209 5600
E-mail: yorkshire@babc.org
Website: www.babc.org
London
BritishAmerican Business Inc,
75 Brook Street,
London,
W1K 4AD
Contact:Alison Holmes,
Managing Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 7467 7400
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7493 2394
E-mail: ukinfo@babinc.org
Website: www.babinc.org
Manchester
British-American Business Group in the North
West,
Manchester Airport,
Manchester,
M90 1LQ
Contact: Neil Griffin,
General Manager
Tel: +44 (0)161 489 5730
Fax: + 44 (0)161 489 6392
E-mail: babg_northwest_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.babc.org
Newcastle/Durham
British-American Chamber of Commerce in the North
East,
Akley Heads Business Centre,
Akley Heads,
Durham,
DH1 5TS
Contact: Robin Mackay,
Executive Director
Tel: +44 (0)191 386 1133
Fax: + 44 (0)191 386 1144
E-mail: bacc@ne-cc.com
Website: www.ne-cc.com
Scotland
Scottish North American Business Council,
University of Glasgow,
10 The Square,
Glasgow,
G12 8QQ
Scotland
Contact: J Shedden
Tel: +44 (0)141 330 3537
Fax: +44 (0)141 330 4035
E-mail: j.shedden@enterprise.gla.ac.uk
Website: www.babc.org
Wales
Wales North America
Business Council,
8 St Edeyrns Close,
Cardiff,
CF23 6TH
Wales
Contact: Ken Truman,
Director General
Tel: +44 (0)29 2076 5984
Website: www.wnabc.com
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British Chamber of Commerce
Manning House,
22 Carlisle House,
London,
SW1P 1JA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7565 2000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7565 2049
E-mail: info@londonchambers.org.uk
British Chambers of Commerce
International Division,
4 Westwood House,
Westwood Business Park,
Coventry,
CV4 8HS
Tel: +44 (0)24 7669 4484
Fax: +44 (0)24 7669 5844
E-mail: enquiry@britishchambers.org.uk
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Companies House
Companies House is the government agency responsible
for company registration in Great Britain.
It also has a key role in providing information
about British companies.
Companies House – Birmingham,
Birmingham Central Library,
Chamberlain Square,
Birmingham,
B3 3HQ
Tel: +44 (0)870 333 3636
Fax +44 (0)121 233 9052
Website: www.companies-house.gov.uk
Companies House – Cardiff,
Crown Way,
Cardiff,
CF14 3UZ
Tel: +44 (0)870 333 3636
Fax +44 (0)292 038 0900
Website: www.companies-house.gov.uk
Companies House – Edinburgh,
37 Castle Terrace,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2EB
Tel: +44 (0)870 333 3636
Fax:+44 (0)131 535 5820
Website: www.companies-house.gov.uk
Companies House – Leeds,
25 Queen Street,
Leeds,
LS1 2TW
Tel: +44 (0)870 333 3636
Fax: +44 (0)113 233 8335
Website: www.companies-house.gov.uk
Companies House – London,
PO Box 29019,
21 Bloomsbury Street,
London,
WC1B 3XD
Tel: +44 (0)870 333 3636
Fax: +44 (0)292 038 0900
Website: www.companies-house.gov.uk
Companies House – Manchester,
75 Mosley Street,
Manchester,
M2 3HR
Tel: +44 (0)870 333 3636
Fax: +44 (0)161 237 5258
Website: www.companies-house.gov.uk
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HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
UK Customs and Excise is the government department
responsibile for collecting billions of pounds of
revenue each year in VAT, other taxes and customs
duties. We also have a vital front-line role in
preventing illegal imports of drugs, alcohol and
tobacco smuggling and tax fraud.
VAT Strategy and International Division
4th Floor,
New King’s Beam House,
22 Upper Ground,
London, SE1 9PJ
Tel: National Advice Service –
0845 010 9000 (UK)
+44 (0)20 8929 0152 (International)
E-mail: enquiries.lon@hmce.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.hmce.gov.uk
Excise
Excise Policy Group Division
3rd Floor West, Ralli Quays West
3 Stanley Street, Salford, M60 9LA
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EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES
Trade Attaché
American Embassy in London,
24 Grosvenor Square,
London,
W1A 1AE
Northern Ireland
American Consul General
American Consulate,
Queen’s House,
14 Queen Street,
Belfast ,
BR1 6EQ,
Northern Ireland
Scotland
American Consul General
American Consulate,
3 Regent Terrace,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5BW,
Scotland
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GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Department of Trade and Industry The Department
of Trade and Industry is the UK government department
with the overall aim to increase competitiveness
and scientific excellence in order to generate
higher levels of sustainable growth and productivity
in a modern economy.
DTI London,
1 Victoria Street,
London,
SW1H 0ET
Tel: +44 (020 7215 5000.
Fax: +44 (0)20 7222 0612
E-mail: dti.enquiries@dti.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.dti.gov.uk
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Visas
and immigration matters for visitors
travelling to the UK.
Old Admiralty Building
1/112 Whitehall
London
SW1A 1AH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7238 3838
Fax: +44 (0)20 7238 3759/3761
E-mail: visas.foruk@fco.gov.uk
Website: www.fco.gov.uk
Invest·UK
Is the only investment agency covering
the whole of the UK, helping the world’s
companies to set up or expand business
from a British base, fast and smoothly.
Room 308,
1 Victoria Street,
London,
SW1H 0ET
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7215 2501
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7215 5651
E-mail: invest.uk@dti.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.invest.uk.com
Trade Partners UK
Trade Partners UK works alongside Invest .
UK within British Trade International.
Kingsgate House,
66-74 Victoria Street,
London,
SW1E 6SW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 5444/5
Fax: +44 (0)20 7215 2482
Website: www.tradepartners.gov.uk
Inland Revenue,
Somerset House,
Strand, London, WC2R 1LB
Tel: +44 (0)20 7438 6622
Website: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
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THE UK PATENT OFFICE
Responsible for Intellectual Property
(copyright, designs, patents and trade marks) in
the UK.
The UK Patent Office – London,
Harmsworth House,
13-15 Bouverie Street,
London, EC4Y 8DP
Contact: Rob Wilson
Tel: +44 (0)20 7596 6517
E-mail: enquiries@patent.gov.uk
Website: www.patent.gov.uk
The UK Patent Office – Cardiff,
Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport,
South Wales, NP10 8QQ
Tel: UK callers: 08459 500 505 (charged at local
rate)
International callers:
+44 (0)1633 813930
Fax: +44 (0)1633 813600
E-mail: enquiries@patent.gov.uk
Website: www.patent.gov.uk
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
East of England Development Agency
Regions covered: Norfolk, Suffolk,
Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and
Bedfordshire.
The Business Centre,
Station Road,
Histon, Cambridge,
CB4 9LQ
Contact: John Megginson
Tel: +44 (0)1223 713 900
Fax: +44 (0)1223 713 940
E-mail: knowledge@eeda.org.uk
Website: www.eeda.org.uk
London First Centre
Regions covered: London boroughs
within M25 motorway.
1 Hobhouse Court,
Suffolk Street,
London,
SW1Y 4HH
Contact: Michael Charlton
Tel: +44 (0)20 7925 2000
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7925 2022
E-mail: staff@lfc.co.uk
Website: www.lfc.co.uk
East Midlands Development Agency
Regions covered: Northamptonshire,
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire,
Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Rutland.
Apex Court,
City Link,
Nottingham,
NG2 4LA
Contact: Linda Leehane
Tel: +44 (0)115 988 8300
Fax: +44 (0)115 853 3666
E-mail: info@emd.org.uk
Website: emd.org.uk
Advantage West Midlands
Regions covered: Shropshire,
Herefordshire, Worcester, Warwickshire
and Staffordshire.
2 Priestley Wharf,
Holt Street,
Aston Science Park,
Birmingham,
B7 4BZ
Contact: Richard Butler
Tel: +44 (0)121 380 3500
Fax: +44 (0)121 380 3501
E-mail: richard.butler@wmda.co.uk
Website: www.advantagewm.co.uk
One North East
Regions covered: Northumberland,
Durham, Tyne and Wear
and Cleveland.
Hadrian House,
Higham Place,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
NE1 8AF
Contact: Piers Wilson
Tel: +44 (0)191 233 9200
Fax: +44 (0)191 233 9201
E-mail: piers.wilson@onenortheast.co.uk
Website: www.onenortheast.co.uk
Invest Northern Ireland,
64 Chichester Street,
Belfast,
Northern Ireland,
BT1 4JX
Contact: Bernie McGrath
Tel: +44 (0)289 023 9090
Fax: +44 (0)289 064 0125
Website: www.investni.com
North West Regional
Development Agency
Regions covered: Cumbria,
Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside
and Greater Manchester.
Renaissance House,
PO Box 37,
Centre Park,
Warrington,
Cheshire,
WA1 1XB
Contact: Caroline Williams
Tel: +44 (0)1925 400 100
Fax: +44 (0)1925 400 400
E-mail: information@nwda.co.uk
Website: www.nwda.co.uk
Scottish Development International,
International Trade Enquiry Team,
150 Broomielaw,
Atlantic Quay,
Glasgow,
G2 8LU,
Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)141 228 2367
Fax: +44 (0)141 228 2086
E-mail: enquiry@scotent.co.uk
Website: www.sti.org.uk
South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
Regions covered: Brighton and Hove,
Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, East
Sussex, Isle of Wight, Kent, Milton
Keynes, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Thames
Valley, West Sussex.
SEEDA Headquarters
Cross Lanes,
Guildford,
Surrey,
GU1 1YA
Contact: Mike Gooch, OBE
Tel: +44 (0)1483 500 707
Fax: +44 (0)1483 406 901
E-mail: invest@seeda.co.uk
Website: www.seeda.co.uk
South West of England Regional Development Agency
Regions covered: Cornwall, Devon,
Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire
and Gloucestershire.
Sterling House,
Dix’s Field,
Exeter, Devon
EX1 1QA
Contact: Caroline Bloodworth
Tel: +44 (0)1392 214747
Fax: +44 (0)1392 214848
E-mail: caroline.bloodworth@southwestrda.org.uk
Website: www.southwestrda.org.uk
Yorkshire Forward
Regions covered: North Yorkshire,
West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire
and the Humber.
Victoria House,
2 Victoria Place,
Leeds,
LS11 5AE
Tel: +44 (0)113 243 9222
Fax: +44 (0)113 243 1088
Website: www.yorkshire-forward.com
The Welsh Development Agency,
Principality House,
Friary,
Cardiff,
CF10 4FE
Tel: +44 (0)1443 845 500
Fax: +44 (0)1433 845 589
E-mail: enquiries@wda.co.uk
Website: www.invest-in-wales.com
Wales Trade International
The National Assembly for Wales,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff,
CF10 3NQ
Tel: +44 (0)29 2082 5097
Fax: +44 (0)29 2082 3964
E-mail: exports@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.walestrade.com
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