Regency Shipping Limited

Reference number: 1035945

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Regency Shipping Limited, Unit 10 Trident Industrial Estate, Blackthorne Road, Colnbrook, Berkshire, SL3 0AX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode SL3 0AX
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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
03020703
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 February 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor 8 Bridle Close, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 2JW, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other transportation support activities (SIC 52290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Andrew Grief Director Jun 1965 10 Feb 1995 2 other companies
Zak Warboys Director Mar 1995 23 Oct 2024 1 other company
Alison May Grief Director May 1967 24 Oct 2024 2 other companies
Andrew Phillip Puffett Director Jun 1993 1 Oct 2026 1 other company
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 10 Feb 1995 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
4
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£10.5m

<1% from £10.5m

Profit before tax

£313k

−75% from £1.27m

Net assets

£4.77m

<1% from £4.75m

Cash at bank

£2.16m

−34% from £3.28m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 03020703. 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

Regency Shipping’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (30)

2025

25 June 2025

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2021

26 October 2021

  • Darsanand Singh became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Neal John Garratt stopped being a part-owner
  • Stephen Andrew Grief became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Neal John Garratt became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1995

10 February 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 24
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 30 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Regency Shipping Limited FCA authorised?
Regency Shipping Limited (FRN 1035945) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is Regency Shipping a scam or clone?
Regency Shipping is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Regency Shipping?
Money you hand to Regency Shipping is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Regency Shipping?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Regency Shipping: Mr Stephen Andrew Grief (50–75% of shares) and Mr Darsanand Singh (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Neal John Garratt.
Who runs Regency Shipping?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Regency Shipping: Stephen Andrew Grief, Zak Warboys, Alison May Grief and Andrew Phillip Puffett.
How long has Regency Shipping been in business?
The company was formed on 10 February 1995.
What do Regency Shipping’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £10.5m (<1% from £10.5m) and profit before tax of £313k (−75% from £1.27m).

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