CAFEA UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 02974751Private limited companyIncorporated 1994

Key figures

£12,252,429
Net assets 2024

† CAFEA UK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, CAFEA UK LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 10832

Where the company stands among the 1,586 active companies whose first SIC code is 10832 (Production of coffee and coffee substitutes).

Net assets£12,252,429
Higher than 99% · median £1,843
Total assets£34,990,761
Higher than 99% · median £33,285
Cash£1,165,141
Higher than 98% · median £12,393
Employees64
Higher than 98% · median 1
Company age32.1 years
Older than 98% · median 3.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. COSTA LIMITED£245.5m
  2. MATTHEW ALGIE & COMPANY LIMITED£51.3m
  3. LAVAZZA PROFESSIONAL UK LIMITED£38.7m
  4. LINCOLN & YORK LIMITED£15.3m
  5. BLANK STREET UK LIMITED£13.6m
  6. MASTEROAST COFFEE CO. LIMITED£12.3m
  7. CAFEA UK LIMITED£12.3m
  8. NESPRESSO UK LTD£11.7m
  9. CLIFTON COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED£3.8m
  10. AIMERS COFFEE AND TEA LTD£3.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,586. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CAFEA UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CAFEA UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02974751. It was incorporated on 6 Oct 1994. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dunstable (LU5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is production of coffee and coffee substitutes (10832).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £12,252,429. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,165,141. Total assets were £34,990,761 and total liabilities £21,849,359. The company had an average of 64 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,586 active companies whose first SIC code is 10832: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,843). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £33,285). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £12,393). By number of employees it ranks higher than 98% of them (median 1). It is older than 98% of them (median age 3.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from NHS Supply Chain. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Cash at bank and in hand1,165,141
Total assets34,990,761
Total liabilities21,849,359
Net assets / total equity12,252,429
Average number of employees64

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

1 contract

CAFEA UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from NHS Supply Chain. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contract
  1. Beverages, Confectionery and Snacks 2025‡NHS Supply Chain · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £12,696,320 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (EUROPEAN COFFEE CORPORATION LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £12.3m, 64 employees
  3. Name changed to CAFEA UK LIMITEDPreviously FINE FOODS INTERNATIONAL (MANUFACTURING) LIMITED
  4. European Coffee Corporation Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.