Oswaldtwistle Mills Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 11 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 1994
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

o-mills.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01254 871025
Address

Moscow Mill, Colliers Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3DE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When o-mills.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01254 871025 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode BB5 3DE

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

Limits on what they may do

Not permitted to canvass off trade premises

The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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: 02928759 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 13 May 1994 (32 years old)
Registered office: Clifton Mill, Pickup Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 0EY
Nature of business: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (SIC 47190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Russell Justin Booth	Director	Jan 1969	2 Aug 2018	12 other companies
Nigel Andrew Bate	Director	Aug 1971	5 Jan 2022	20 other companies
Nicholas Alexander Pitman	Director	Jul 1985	5 Jan 2022	None
Nigel Andrew Bate	Secretary	Not published	15 Nov 2021	–

Other companies run by these 3 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: 27
still active: 27
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 27 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 on the FCA register
The 5 companies these 3 directors run together
All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£3.89m

−2.9% from £4.01m

Profit before tax

−£660k

Down £668k from £8,756

Net assets

£1.04m

−64% from £2.89m

Cash at bank

£146k

−15% from £171k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
Both charts, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 02928759. 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

Oswaldtwistle Mills’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (34)

2016

6 April 2016

Nfield Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

20 May 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1994

13 May 1994

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

All 34 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 27

Firms connected to Oswaldtwistle Mills

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 2
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Oswaldtwistle Mills

Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.

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27 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 34 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Oswaldtwistle Mills Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Oswaldtwistle Mills Limited (FRN 668999) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Oswaldtwistle Mills’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 871025 and the website o-mills.co.uk for Oswaldtwistle Mills. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Oswaldtwistle Mills a scam or clone?

Oswaldtwistle Mills 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 Oswaldtwistle Mills?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Oswaldtwistle Mills handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Oswaldtwistle Mills to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Oswaldtwistle Mills?

Oswaldtwistle Mills is owned by Nfield Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Oswaldtwistle Mills?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Oswaldtwistle Mills: Russell Justin Booth, Nigel Andrew Bate and Nicholas Alexander Pitman.

How long has Oswaldtwistle Mills been in business?

The company was formed on 13 May 1994, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.

What do Oswaldtwistle Mills’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £3.89m (−2.9% from £4.01m) and profit before tax of −£660k (down £668k from £8,756).