MATTHEW ALGIE & COMPANY LIMITED

Active
Company number SC028433Private limited companyIncorporated 1951

Key figures

£51,341,536-8.4%
Net assets 2025
-8.4%
Average annual change 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† MATTHEW ALGIE & COMPANY 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.

Ratios

2025

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).

Turnover£66,374,248
Higher than 91% · median £61,462 among 41 that publish turnover
Net assets£51,341,536
Higher than 99% · median £1,843
Total assets£66,624,851
Higher than 99% · median £33,285
Cash£400,944
Higher than 93% · median £12,393
Employees345
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age75.4 years
Older than 99% · 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: MATTHEW ALGIE & COMPANY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MATTHEW ALGIE & COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC028433. It was incorporated on 30 Jun 1951. Its status is active. 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 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £66,374,248. Profit for the year was £3,120,053. Net assets were £51,341,536, down 8.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £400,944. Total assets were £66,624,851 and total liabilities £14,354,704. The company had an average of 345 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,586 active companies whose first SIC code is 10832: By turnover it ranks higher than 91% of the 41 that publish turnover (median £61,462). 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 93% of them (median £12,393). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 16 public contract award notices from 16 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.4m. 6 of the awards are 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). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly coffee, tea and spices, cocoa and chocolate, miscellaneous food preparations. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly miscellaneous food preparations, coffee, tea and spices, cocoa and chocolate. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 7.9% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover64,735,10266,374,248
Profit for the year4,928,8983,120,053
Cash at bank and in hand1,054,313400,944
Total assets71,035,83466,624,851
Total liabilities14,335,03514,354,704
Net assets / total equity56,022,22951,341,536
Average number of employees393345

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

16 contracts

MATTHEW ALGIE & COMPANY LIMITED is named as a supplier in 16 public contract award notices from 16 public sector buyers since 2016. The 10 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.4m. 6 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers16
Glasgow City Council
1 contract · £1.3m
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
1 contract · £315.3k
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
1 contract · £280k
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
1 contract · £170k
NHS Fife
1 contract · £150k
Contracts
  1. Coffee products and machinesTHE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST · £70,000 · runs until Oct 2027
  2. Coffee Machines and Hot beverage related productsHartlepool College of Further Education · £35,000
  3. Hot Beverage Machines, Pay by Card Machines and Related Products‡Leicestershire County Council · £90,000 · runs until May 2028
  4. Provision of Supply (leasing), Delivery, Installation inclusive of maintenance, annual Pressure Systems Safety Regulation (PSSR) 2000, Ad-hoc Repairs of Hot Be…‡Glasgow City Council · £1,283,488
  5. F016-25 - Coffee Machine Associated Products Supply & Service‡NHS Fife · £149,977
Show 11 more
  1. PURCH2376 PROVISION OF HOT BEVERAGES‡University of Glasgow · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £1,000,000 in total
  2. Supply of new coffee machines‡Met Office · £14,618
  3. Vending Solutions 2024‡NHS Supply Chain · shared by 19 suppliers, up to £5,720,000 in total
  4. Vending machines products And RentalsWest Northamptonshire Council · £25,000
  5. Hot Beverage Ingredients and Consumables‡East Riding of Yorkshire Council · £170,000
  6. HOTBEV23 Supply and Distribution of Hot Beverage Ingredients, equipment and associated products‡TUCO Ltd · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £14,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  7. NHSS Aroma Coffee‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · £280,000
  8. Supply of Coffee Machines, Coffee Beans, Consumables and Commercial Support for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Retail Service‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · £315,309
  9. Supply and Distribution of Hot Beverage Ingredients, Equipment and Associated Coffee Shop Products‡The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £50,000,000 in total
  10. Speciality coffee and Associated Hot Beverage Offering Framework.‡University of Leeds · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £160,000 in total
  11. INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF HOT BEVERAGE INGREDIENTS, EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES‡Sheffield Hallam University · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £250,000 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

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 7.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 1.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 382.8% higher
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter35.8% womenLower middle39.5% womenUpper middle18.5% womenUpper pay quarter32.5% women
Earlier years (1)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 8.3% lower
women 4.2% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

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.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: coffee, tea and spices, cocoa and chocolate, miscellaneous food preparations, plastics and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous food preparations, coffee, tea and spices, cocoa and chocolate, cereal and bakery products and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

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

4 events
  1. Mr Michael Herz registered as a person with significant control
  2. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £66.4m, net assets £51.3m, 345 employees
  3. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £64.7m, net assets £56m, 393 employees
  4. 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.