Coffee and coffee substitutes
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
2625
Active companies
1867
Formed in latest 12 months
407
Median active-company age
2.9 years
Revenue known
29
Importers
141
Exporters
61
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,625 |
| Active companies | 1,867 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 407 |
| Importers | 141 |
| Exporters | 61 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 29 known, 1838 unknown (1.6%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 37 | 19 |
| 2025-12 | 32 | 35 |
| 2026-01 | 41 | 18 |
| 2026-02 | 28 | 26 |
| 2026-03 | 29 | 37 |
| 2026-04 | 34 | 20 |
| 2026-05 | 36 | 23 |
| 2026-06 | 29 | 29 |
| 2026-07 | 42 | 36 |
| 2026-08 | 10 | 21 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 1,712 |
| Dissolved | 741 |
| Dormant | 155 |
| Liquidation | 16 |
| Converted / Closed | 1 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 230 |
| Inner London - West | 164 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 91 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 81 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 73 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 66 |
| Greater Manchester | 52 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 52 |
| West Yorkshire | 52 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 50 |
Geography coverage: 1847 known, 20 unknown (98.9%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 925 |
| 1m-15m | 107 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 12 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1048 known, 819 unknown (56.1%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 566 |
| Small | 439 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 17 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 155 |
Company-size coverage: 1185 known, 682 unknown (63.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 303 |
| 1–9 | 593 |
| 10–49 | 92 |
| 50–249 | 7 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 996 known, 871 unknown (53.3%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 397 |
| 1–3 years | 573 |
| 3–5 years | 258 |
| 5–10 years | 429 |
| 10–20 years | 149 |
| 20+ years | 61 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1867 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 10832 | 1,867 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 93 |
| Exporter only | 13 |
| Both | 48 |
| Neither | 1,713 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 83 | £14,004,856,077 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 57 | £4,077,813,192 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 49 | £1,287,323,974 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 45 | £1,109,944,523 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 43 | £10,659,538,835 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 33 | £1,560,712,845 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 22 | £1,431,059,177 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 22 | £946,503,357 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 19 | £279,349,087 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 18 | £130,356,034 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 41 | £445,693,842 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 27 | £1,261,233,105 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 26 | £2,454,770,655 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 24 | £746,485,354 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 21 | £1,668,563,593 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 19 | £229,958,024 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 18 | £950,783,249 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 14 | £152,878,252 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 12 | £349,141,829 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £231,763,407 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 172 | 1,713 | 154 | 91.8% |
| Holding company | 1 | 1,713 | 154 | 91.8% |
| Solo founder | 980 | 1,713 | 154 | 91.8% |
| Ecommerce | 73 | 119 | 1,748 | 6.4% |
| Website | 135 | 136 | 1,731 | 7.3% |
| 89 | 136 | 1,731 | 7.3% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Masteroast Coffee Co. Limited | £31,877,418 |
| Extract Coffee Roasters Ltd | £12,980,448 |
| Scoffs (cornwall) Limited | £11,892,321 |
| Brodie Melrose Drysdale & Co. Limited | £8,612,542 |
| Bbc Coffee Limited | £1,295,616 |
| Williams & Johnson Coffee Co. Ltd | £592,540 |
| Social Impact Coffee Cic | £581,563 |
| Coffee Plant Ltd | £477,287 |
| Northern Edge Coffee Limited | £463,908 |
| Clo Coffee Limited | £463,229 |
Revenue coverage: 29 known, 1838 unknown (1.6%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Other (not elswhere classified) | 6,985 |
| Bread, pastry, cakes | 5,736 |
| Prepared meals and dishes | 1,329 |
| Processed meat & poultry | 1,066 |
| Condiments and seasonings | 1,056 |
| Buscuits, rusks, crackers and similar | 949 |
| Chocolate and cocoa | 948 |
| Fruits & vegetable products | 931 |
| Ice cream | 823 |
| Raw meats | 773 |
| Homogenized food, dietetic food | 688 |
| Juices | 668 |
| Sugar confectionery | 536 |
| Fish & sea products | 477 |
| Tea | 467 |
| Breakfast cereals and similar | 352 |
| Butter & cheese | 314 |
| Oils (vegetable, animal and fish) & fats | 305 |
| Yoghurts, dry milk, other milk products | 290 |
| Raw poultry | 268 |
| Other | 688 |
SIC classification
SIC 10832 — Production of coffee and coffee substitutes
Includes
decaffeinating and roasting of coffee, production of coffee products such as:, ground coffee, soluble coffee, extracts and concentrates of coffee, manufacture of coffee substitutes
Excludes
manufacture of inulin, see ##10.62, manufacture of spirits, beer, wine and soft drinks, see division ##11, preparation of botanical products for pharmaceutical use, see ##21.20