WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THESE COMPANIES???

ERA

Orchard

Ferrum

Orchard Furniture ( I held!!!)

I read they were about to be taken over, and punted a speculative 100.

The company has evolved a couple of times since then, and they're now called

Parallel Media (PAA) and my original 100 stake is now worth...........35p!

LOL!

Ferrum became Digital Sport and are now Base Group (BS.) - similar story to Andy except that for me you need to move the decimal point further left :-(

Tip: the more hopeless the company, the more often it will change its name.