Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines Limited

Reference number: 927328

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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 homeofsewing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8478 0669 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IG1 2AG
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Other names (3)

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

  • Home of Sewing Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Regent Home of Sewing Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Regent Sewing Machines Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
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  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 April 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office
62 Buntingbridge Road, Ilford, IG2 7LR, England
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (SIC 47190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jon Joseph Bentley Director Dec 1994 22 Feb 2026 1 other company
Keith John Bentley Director Mar 1949 Not published 5 other companies
Jon Bentley Secretary Not published 1 Nov 2019 –

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
5
still active
5
run together
1

In the full report: all 5 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 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£91.5k

+16% from £79.1k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£258k

<1% from £261k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02015819. 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

Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

17 November 2020

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Keith John Bentley took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1986

30 April 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines

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

In Ilford

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines Limited (FRN 927328) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2020 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8478 0669 and the website homeofsewing.co.uk for Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines a scam or clone?
Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines 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 Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines: Mr Keith John Bentley (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines: Jon Joseph Bentley and Keith John Bentley.
How long has Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines been in business?
The company was formed on 30 April 1986, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2020.
What do Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £91.5k (+16% from £79.1k).
Does Regent Sewing and Knitting Machines use any other names?
It trades as Home of Sewing, Regent Home of Sewing and Regent Sewing Machines.

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