DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED
Company number SC010975 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Dobbies Garden Centres Limited presents a mixed risk profile characterized by a century-long operational history and excellent filing compliance, contrasted by the financial ambiguities of its private equity ownership structure. The lack of explicit financial data in this dataset obscures solvency and liquidity assessments, but the "Bidco" parent entity warrants heightened scrutiny for potential leverage risks. Further due diligence is essential to uncover the true financial stability of the operating company within its broader corporate group.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1920-02-18
- Registered office
- Melville Nurseries, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, EH18 1AZ
- Postcode
- EH18 1AZ
- Capital
- 1,703,851 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-02-23
- Next due by
- 2026-11-30
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-23
- Next due by
- 2027-07-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47789 Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
Officers 2 current · 44 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by DANATAUGUSTA BIDCO LIMITED — since 2016-07-19
-
JOHNSONS GARDEN CENTRE (BOSTON) LTD. Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-02-28).
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z9918197 (Tier 3), registered since 2007.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
0.53%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- dobbies.com
- Phone
- 03031231113
For 160 years Dobbies has been helping British gardeners to grow. Explore our range of quality plants, garden furniture, tools and more online.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES PLC | 2011-09-27 |
| DOBBIE & CO. LIMITED | 1997-02-26 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MELVILLE NURSERIES MELVILLE NURSERIES, LASSWADE, MIDLOTHIAN, EH18 1AZ, SCOTLAND | 2019-08-21 |
| MELVILLE NURSERIES, LASSWADE, MIDLOTHAIN, EH18 1AZ | 2019-08-15 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 123 similar companies in EH, trading since 1920
Property in England & Wales 46 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Leasehold
- 42
- Most recent registration
- 2023-06-16
- Price paid, where recorded
- £16,056,977
- Where
- Staffordshire (4), Lincolnshire (3), Norfolk (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK529284 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2023-06-16 | — |
| GR466884 | Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2022-08-04 | — |
| LL159235 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2022-01-05 | — |
| LL173663 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2022-01-05 | — |
| LL211757 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2022-01-05 | — |
| MAN262688 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2019-09-19 | £16,725 |
| SL262300 | Shropshire | Leasehold | 2019-09-19 | — |
| CE242589 | Stockton-On-Tees | Leasehold | 2019-07-05 | — |
| BK501375 | West Berkshire | Leasehold | 2019-07-03 | — |
| SGL804968 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-07-03 | — |
| DT448544 | Dorset | Leasehold | 2019-07-01 | — |
| ESX177396 | Brighton And Hove | Leasehold | 2019-07-01 | £6,572,672 |
| GR365735 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2019-07-01 | £244,023 |
| HP834525 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2019-07-01 | — |
| SL93469 | Wrekin | Leasehold | 2019-07-01 | £973,964 |
| WK485375 | Warwickshire | Leasehold | 2019-07-01 | £840,787 |
| SK394936 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2019-06-26 | — |
| MAN341345 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2019-06-25 | — |
| WT446152 | Swindon | Leasehold | 2019-06-25 | — |
| DY535117 | Derbyshire | Leasehold | 2019-06-21 | — |
Showing 20 of 46.
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Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.