The Botanics Trading Company Limited

ActiveSC136616 Private limited company

Incorporated: 13 February 1992 (34 years)
Industry: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47789)
Event catering activities (56210)
Environmental consulting activities (74901)
Directors: Lauren Bradshaw
Julia Knights
Stella Helen Morse
Owned by: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Accounts type: Small
Region: Scotland
Address: The Royal Botanic
Garden Edinburgh
20A Inverleith Row
EH3 5LR

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 5 January 2027
Last conf. stmt: 22 December 2025

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Bradshaw, Lauren

Director · Appointed 28 February 2026

British

Born July 1991 (35)

Knights, Julia, Dr

Director · Appointed 31 January 2026

Also at Botanics Energy Company Limited, The Centre for Middle Eastern Plants Limited

British

Born August 1973 (53)

Morse, Stella Helen

Director · Appointed 11 October 2024

Also at Scottish Leather Group Limited, SLG Technology Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1967 (59)

Officer history (31 former)

28 February 2026

Appointed Bradshaw, Lauren as Director

23 February 2026

Resigned Hannah, Joanne Elizabeth as Director

31 January 2026

Appointed Knights, Julia, Dr as Director

31 January 2026

Resigned Milne, Simon Stephen as Director

1 April 2025

Resigned Curtis-Machin, Raoul Patrick Paul as Director

11 October 2024

Appointed Morse, Stella Helen as Director

9 February 2024

Resigned Coghill, Kari Susan as Director

19 December 2023

Appointed Curtis-Machin, Raoul Patrick Paul as Director

23 February 2021

Appointed Hannah, Joanne Elizabeth as Director

13 October 2020

Resigned Cromarty, Judith Ann as Director

23 July 2018

Appointed Coghill, Kari Susan as Director

23 July 2018

Resigned Hollingsworth, Peter Michael, Professor as Director

3 May 2018

Appointed Cromarty, Judith Ann as Director

10 January 2018

Resigned Jackson, Heather Martha as Director

9 November 2017

Appointed Hollingsworth, Peter Michael, Professor as Director

2 October 2017

Resigned Macnab, Alasdair James, Dr as Director

19 March 2014

Appointed Milne, Simon Stephen as Director

20 December 2013

Resigned Blackmore, Stephen, Professor as Director

5 July 2012

Appointed Jackson, Heather Martha as Director

31 March 2008

Appointed Macnab, Alasdair James, Dr as Director

31 March 2008

Resigned Sword, Ian Pollock, Doctor as Director

31 March 2008

Resigned Nicolson, David as Director

31 March 2008

Resigned Morrison, Katrina Croft as Director

31 March 2008

Resigned Buxton, Annabella as Director

31 March 2008

Resigned Philip, Dougal Ramsay George as Director

31 March 2008

Resigned Macnab, Alasdair James, Dr as Secretary

4 October 2007

Resigned Broda, Paul Martin Andrew, Professor as Director

7 March 2007

Appointed Sword, Ian Pollock, Doctor as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Morrison, Katrina Croft as Director

28 June 2005

Resigned Blair, John Woodman as Director

13 February 2003

Appointed Philip, Dougal Ramsay George as Director

2 May 2002

Resigned Robb, John Weddell, Sir as Director

27 April 2002

Appointed Broda, Paul Martin Andrew, Professor as Director

6 March 2002

Resigned Nicholson, Paul Anthony, Doctor as Director

5 December 2000

Appointed Buxton, Annabella as Director

30 August 2000

Appointed Nicolson, David as Director

30 August 2000

Appointed Macnab, Alasdair James, Dr as Secretary

21 July 2000

Resigned Wood, David Crawford as Director

21 July 2000

Resigned Carmichael, Elaine as Secretary

5 April 2000

Resigned Garden, Kenneth John as Director

31 March 2000

Resigned Clark, David Nowell as Director

29 March 2000

Appointed Blair, John Woodman as Director

6 December 1999

Appointed Blackmore, Stephen, Professor as Director

13 October 1999

Appointed Carmichael, Elaine as Secretary

13 October 1999

Resigned Edgeler, Ian George as Secretary

1 July 1999

Appointed Nicholson, Paul Anthony, Doctor as Director

1 July 1999

Resigned Wilkins, Malcolm Barrett as Director

26 March 1999

Appointed Robb, John Weddell, Sir as Director

30 September 1998

Resigned Ingram, David Stanley, Professor as Director

21 March 1997

Appointed Garden, Kenneth John as Director

17 April 1996

Appointed Wood, David Crawford as Director

28 November 1995

Resigned Simmons, Dennis as Director

30 June 1994

Appointed Wilkins, Malcolm Barrett as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Hutchison, Peter Craft, Sir as Director

1 December 1993

Resigned Lomas, Glenys Barbara Gillian as Secretary

1 December 1993

Appointed Edgeler, Ian George as Secretary

14 July 1992

Appointed Clark, David Nowell as Director

26 February 1992

Appointed Hutchison, Peter Craft, Sir as Director

26 February 1992

Appointed Ingram, David Stanley, Professor as Director

13 February 1992

Resigned Combined Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

13 February 1992

Appointed Combined Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

13 February 1992

Resigned Combined Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

13 February 1992

Appointed Lomas, Glenys Barbara Gillian as Secretary

13 February 1992

Appointed Combined Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

13 February 1992

Appointed Simmons, Dennis as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Ndpb

Reg. no. Sc007983

Filings 138

Date	Description	Made Up To
7 May 2026	Appointment of a director
6 May 2026	Appointment of a director
5 May 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
23 February 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
27 January 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	22 December 2025