Kew shops: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
RBG Kew Enterprises Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is The Board Of Trustees Of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In the year to March 2026 RBG Kew Enterprises Limited reported turnover of £26m.
- In the year to March 2026, Kew shops had turnover of £26m, up 4.0% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £8m, keeping £31.20 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 141 people, with staff costs of £7m.
- RBG Kew Enterprises Limited is controlled by The Board Of Trustees Of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from RBG Kew Enterprises Limited's accounts for the year to March 2026, filed at Companies House on 17 July 2026.
- Registered name
- RBG KEW ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- Company number
- 02798886
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 12 March 1993
- Registered office area
- Twickenham
- Industry code on the register
- 47190: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2026, filed 17 July 2026
What does Kew shops do?
RBG Kew Enterprises is the trading company of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, running its shops and other commercial services. It sells plant-inspired gifts, books and garden products in the shops at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst and through an online shop. It also handles venue hire, brand licensing, publishing and some events. The company is wholly owned by Kew and gives its profits to the charity under Gift Aid.
In brief: trading arm of Kew Gardens · shops and online shop · licensing and venue hire · profits to Kew
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 27 September 2026. Official website: kew.org.
Who owns Kew shops?
The Companies House register records The Board Of Trustees Of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as the person with significant control of RBG Kew Enterprises Limited, company number 02798886. The Board Of Trustees Of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is itself company number 0000NONE.
That places RBG Kew Enterprises Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Kew shops?
The Companies House register lists 9 current officers for RBG Kew Enterprises Limited.
All 9 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard George Deverell | 18 September 2012 |
| Sandra Caroline Botterell | 17 March 2016 |
| Fern Karen Stoner | 1 July 2017 |
| Adam Thow | 2 December 2019 |
| Rachel Pan | 4 March 2020 |
| Judith Margaret Batchelar | 28 April 2021 |
| Dr Fay Margaret Cooke | 19 March 2024 |
| Rebecca Jane Munro | 19 March 2024 |
| Dr Vjera Magdalenic-Moussavi | 26 March 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Kew shops file?
RBG Kew Enterprises Limited reported turnover of £26m in the year to March 2026. That was up 4.0% on £25m the year before.
It reported 141 employees. The year before it reported 136.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £8m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £8m the year before.
Staff costs came to £7m. That is an average of £48,000 a head. It ended the year with £9m at the bank and net assets of £0.3m.
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26m | £25m |
| Pre-tax profit | £8m (filed) | £8m (filed) |
| Employees | 141 | 136 |
| Staff costs | £7m | £6m |
| Average staff cost per head | £48,000 | £47,000 |
| Bank and cash | £9m | £9m |
| Net assets | £0.3m | £0.3m |
| Interest received | £0.1m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.4m |
Read the accounts to March 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
How Kew shops compares
Of the 9 museum trading arms, Kew shops is 4th on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 5th on growth. Historic Royal Palaces shops keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £31.81.
| Rank | Museum trading arms | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Royal Collection Trust shops | £72m | £12.15 |
| 4th | Kew shops | £26m | £31.20 |
| + 7 more museum trading arms ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Kew shops files as RBG Kew Enterprises Limited, whose person with significant control is The Board Of Trustees Of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with turnover of £26m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Kew shops
What does Kew shops do?
RBG Kew Enterprises is the trading company of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, running its shops and other commercial services. It sells plant-inspired gifts, books and garden products in the shops at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst and through an online shop. It also handles venue hire, brand licensing, publishing and some events. The company is wholly owned by Kew and gives its profits to the charity under Gift Aid.
How does Kew shops compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Kew shops is 4th of the 9 companies in our battle of the museum trading arms, behind Royal Collection Trust shops. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the museum trading arms →
Who owns Kew shops?
The Companies House register records The Board Of Trustees Of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as the person with significant control of RBG Kew Enterprises Limited.
How much does Kew shops make?
RBG Kew Enterprises Limited reported turnover of £26m in the year to March 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £8m.
How many people work at Kew shops?
RBG Kew Enterprises Limited reported 141 employees in the year to March 2026.
Who runs Kew shops?
The Companies House register lists 9 current officers for RBG Kew Enterprises Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from RBG Kew Enterprises Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02798886, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Kew shops: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/kew-enterprises/. Figures from Companies House filings for RBG KEW ENTERPRISES LIMITED (02798886).
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