Dickinson Brothers Limited

Reference number: 718380

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When karpetmills.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 271 6576 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NE3 2EF
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Other names (5)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • HETTON KARPET MILL Trading name
  • KARPET MILLS Trading name
  • KARPET MILLS BENTON Trading name
  • KARPET MILLS HEXHAM Trading name
  • PJ CARPETS Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
00316694
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 July 1936 (90 years old)
Registered office
15 Bankside The Watermark, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, NE11 9SY, England
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (SIC 47530)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Robert Joel Dickinson Director Dec 1982 24 Oct 2012 2 other companies
Justine Claire Dickinson Director Jan 1987 31 Jul 2020 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
2
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6.17m

+3% from £5.99m

Cash at bank

£1.38m

+56% from £887k

Owed within a year

£2.41m

+59% from £1.51m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00316694. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Dickinson Brothers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (21)

2020

30 July 2020

  • Hilary Anne Dickinson stopped being a part-owner
  • John Conrad Dickinson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Hilary Anne Dickinson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • John Conrad Dickinson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • John Robert Joel Dickinson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

15 January 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1936

22 July 1936

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Dickinson Brothers

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Dickinson Brothers. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
3
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dickinson Brothers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Dickinson Brothers Limited (FRN 718380) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2016 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Dickinson Brothers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 271 6576 and the website KARPETMILLS.CO.UK for Dickinson Brothers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dickinson Brothers a scam or clone?
Dickinson Brothers is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Dickinson Brothers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Dickinson Brothers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Dickinson Brothers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Dickinson Brothers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dickinson Brothers: Mr John Robert Joel Dickinson (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr John Conrad Dickinson and Mrs Hilary Anne Dickinson.
Who runs Dickinson Brothers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Dickinson Brothers: John Robert Joel Dickinson and Justine Claire Dickinson.
How long has Dickinson Brothers been in business?
The company was formed on 22 July 1936, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2016.
What do Dickinson Brothers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £6.17m (+3% from £5.99m) and cash at bank of £1.38m (+56% from £887k).
Does Dickinson Brothers use any other names?
It trades as HETTON KARPET MILL, KARPET MILLS, KARPET MILLS BENTON, KARPET MILLS HEXHAM and PJ CARPETS.

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