---
title: "BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4fbf018f-959f-5db8-b31d-bd042c65f278
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4fbf018f-959f-5db8-b31d-bd042c65f278
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC118818
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC118818`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4fbf018f-959f-5db8-b31d-bd042c65f278  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4fbf018f-959f-5db8-b31d-bd042c65f278  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **BUSY BEES HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6a62c648-11be-5817-a80f-566e280d7378
- **SMBC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/156397dc-a2b2-5787-b53e-e97a112bd455
- **SMBC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/156397dc-a2b2-5787-b53e-e97a112bd455
- **BUSY BEES HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6a62c648-11be-5817-a80f-566e280d7378

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **17-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `SC118818`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1989-06-28
- **Registered office:** 1 Lochside Place, Edinburgh, EH12 9DF
- **SIC:** 85100

### Officers

- DAVIES, Matthew Gordon Philip — director · British · appointed 2018-12-11
- MCCANDLESS, Christopher Andrew — director · British · appointed 2025-09-03
- MULLER, Matthew Peter — director · British · appointed 2017-10-06
- BLAIR RIDLEY, Isabel — secretary · British · appointed 1991-11-01 · resigned 2000-10-25
- COX, Alan Robert — secretary · British · appointed 2003-06-05 · resigned 2008-07-15
- HODGINS, William Richard — secretary · British · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2003-06-05
- HUNTER, Douglas Charles — secretary · British · resigned 1991-11-01
- ROBERTSON, Catherine Ann — secretary · British · appointed 2008-07-15 · resigned 2012-08-17
- D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1989-06-28 · resigned 1991-06-28
- BELL, Jonathan Lionel — director · British · appointed 2007-09-27 · resigned 2012-08-17
- BENNETT, Alexander — director · British · resigned 2000-10-25
- BLAIR RIDLEY, Isabel — director · British · resigned 2003-06-05
- COX, Alan Robert — director · British · appointed 2003-06-05 · resigned 2008-06-01
- CREASER, Cheryl Jayne — director · British · appointed 2022-10-12 · resigned 2025-09-03
- DOE, Neville Francis — director · British · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2012-08-17
- EDMISTON, John Andrew — director · British · appointed 1991-12-29 · resigned 2000-10-25
- FALLON, Michael Cathel — director · British · appointed 2003-06-05 · resigned 2009-12-31
- HARDIE, David — nominee director · British · appointed 1989-06-28 · resigned 1991-06-28
- HODGINS, William Richard — director · British · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2003-06-05
- HUNTER, Douglas Charles — director · British · resigned 1991-11-01

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Busy Bees Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6a62c648-11be-5817-a80f-566e280d7378) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2020-10-07
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/156397dc-a2b2-5787-b53e-e97a112bd455) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2020-10-07

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC118818
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC118818

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4fbf018f-959f-5db8-b31d-bd042c65f278 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **BUSY BEES NURSERIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4fbf018f-959f-5db8-b31d-bd042c65f278 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4fbf018f-959f-5db8-b31d-bd042c65f278._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._