Ownership profile
Who owns Natracare?
Natracare is a British organic period-care brand owned entirely by its employees through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) — its parent company, Bodywise (UK) Ltd, was transferred into the Natracare EOT in March 2026 by founder Susie Hewson, with no private equity involvement.
Ownership profile
Natracare
Bodywise (UK) Limited (Companies House no. 02379973)
Evidence (10)
Natracare is a brand of its parent company Bodywise (UK) Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 02379973, incorporated 4 May 1989, and headquartered at Natracare House, 19 Eagles Wood, Woodlands Lane, Bristol, BS32 4EU.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02379973In March 2026, Bodywise (UK) Ltd transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust through the establishment of Natracare EOT Limited (Companies House no. 17064943, incorporated 2 March 2026, private company limited by guarantee without share capital).
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17064943Natracare's own blog and a PRNewswire press release dated 26 March 2026 confirm that 'Bodywise (UK) Ltd., the manufacturer of Natracare… has transitioned to an employee-owned company through the establishment of the Natracare Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)'.
https://www.natracare.com/blog/new-era-bodywise-employee-ownership-ceo-appointment/The founders explicitly chose an EOT over private equity: Natracare's own announcement states 'choosing an Employee Ownership Trust over private equity was an ethical decision as much as a strategic one'.
https://www.natracare.com/blog/new-era-bodywise-employee-ownership-ceo-appointment/Companies House persons-with-significant-control record shows that as of 20 March 2026, the sole PSC of Bodywise (UK) Limited is now Natracare EOT Limited (reg. no. 17064943), holding 75%+ of shares and voting rights; the prior individual PSC (founder, ceased 20 March 2026) was removed on the same date.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02379973/persons-with-significant-controlNatracare's terms of use confirm that 'Bodywise (UK) Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 2379973' and that 'Natracare is the registered Trademark of Bodywise (UK) Ltd'.
https://www.natracare.com/terms-of-use/Good-brands.earth, an independent brand-ownership reviewer, confirms 'Founder Susie Hewson transferred the parent company, Bodywise (UK) Ltd, to an Employee Ownership Trust in March 2026 after 37 years running it, having turned down offers to sell'.
https://good-brands.earth/brand/natracare/Multiple independent trade publications (Health Food Business, Organic & Natural Business, Nonwovens Industry) corroborate the March 2026 EOT transition announcement.
https://www.healthfoodbusiness.co.uk/natracare-announces-employee-owned-model-as-new-ceo-joins/Bodywise (UK) Ltd was previously B Corp certified (announced January 2025), with a B Impact score of 115.1; certification sits with the parent entity rather than the Natracare brand name.
https://www.natracare.com/blog/bodywise-uk-ltd-natracare-b-corp-certified/No SEC EDGAR filings, Form D, or PE portfolio page references to Natracare or Bodywise (UK) Ltd were found; Tracxn lists Natracare as 'Unfunded / Stage: Unfunded' with no funding rounds recorded.
https://tracxn.com/d/companies/natracare/__MexUb2WtfQURl4AzWnjLke8ldJzHPEsqthAJTL0uAWMWhat's uncertain
- The EOT structure is relatively new (March 2026); full statutory accounts for the EOT period have not yet been filed at Companies House (first accounts due December 2027), so the precise economic mechanics of the trust deed have not been independently verified.
- Natracare LLC (US entity, based in Greeley, Colorado) is a separate operating entity for North America; its exact ownership linkage to Bodywise (UK) Ltd / the EOT has not been verified from US registry filings, though FDA records list Bodywise (UK) Ltd as its associated organisation.
- Tracxn notes Natracare as 'incorporated in Germany' — this appears to be a data error; Companies House clearly shows England and Wales registration. The Tracxn data point was discarded.
- No private equity involvement was found in any source searched, and the founders explicitly rejected PE as an exit route; however, absence of PE evidence across searched sources — combined with the positive Companies House PSC record naming the EOT as sole controller — provides high but not absolute confidence.