Starting Date?

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

What is the best way to find out the starting date of a company you worked for, taking to consideration the company name has changed since you began work there and their records are not very good?
Is it simply a question of ringing the tax office?
or is there other ways, I have rough idea but can not remember the exact date and have not kept my P60s.

 

[MisterG]

The taxman may have the info.

If you have bank statements going back years, you could look at those to give you a start month.

or maybe a Letter of acceptance on your PC, or original contract.

But I'm guessing you probably don't if you don't have your P60s.

 

[Alarm]

How about looking at the contract you signed?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

It was back in the day of cash wages and no slips kept. So no bank details of wage entries, that could be relevant. No computer records and it was a verbal contract and not written.
The company changed name whilst I was employed but never stopped trading. Something to do with changing to a Ltd Company.
I have the date for when the company name changed but seems all other electronic records prior to this are non-existent.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Spoke to IR today but due to recent computer software updates thay hav no longer record that go back to the period I am after.
The national insurance service were about as useful as a one legged man at an arse kicking competition!
The bank may be my best option, there could be a chance thatI was paid by cheques, but sure it was cash. But if I can get statements back far enough, it will give me an idea of what I was up to traveling wise, might jog the the old stuff!