COFFEE #1 LTD
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Cash
£2.2M
+10.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£31M
+18.5% vs 2024
Employees
1,052
+0.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.9M
-19.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,556,000 | £55,346,000 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £6,244,000 | £5,026,000 | -19.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,151,000 | £4,933,000 | -19.8% | |
| Net profit | £6,076,000 | £4,812,000 | -20.8% | |
| Cash | £1,992,000 | £2,201,000 | +10.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,161,000 | £32,099,000 | +18.2% | |
| Net assets | £25,961,000 | £30,773,000 | +18.5% | |
| Equity | £25,961,000 | £30,773,000 | +18.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,051 | 1,052 | +0.1% | |
| Wages | £15,712,000 | £17,229,000 | +9.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £400,000 | £200,000 | -50% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.0% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.2% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.95x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | 52.03x | 41.88x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COFFEE #1 LTD 2000-10-02 → present
- BARISTA COFFEE COMPANY SEATTLE LIMITED 2000-07-05 → 2000-10-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. The directors have looked out to November 2026 to make their going concern assessment, being the period over which there is the most visibility. In forming this conclusion, the directors have received confirmation of parental support and that the Company's fellow group undertakings will not seek repayment of their intra-group loans presented as current liabilities until such time as the Company is able to repay these liabilities.”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 May 2025, 8 new stores were opened, resulting in 127 operating stores trading at the end of the year. LFL customer volumes largely held v prior year with limited qualitative or quantitative evidence of impact from pricing changes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, James Henry | Secretary | 2019-02-06 | — | — |
| FORD, Gerald William, Dr | Director | 2019-02-06 | Nov 1957 | American |
| HOUSE, Glyn Maurice | Director | 2019-02-06 | May 1966 | British |
| NEWMAN, Bruce | Director | 2019-02-06 | Sep 1973 | British |
| PRICE, Benedict James | Director | 2019-02-06 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAIN, Charles Nicholas | Secretary | 2011-10-02 | 2019-02-06 |
| SHAPLAND, Anthony | Secretary | 2000-07-05 | 2003-07-05 |
| SHAPLAND, James | Secretary | 2006-08-10 | 2011-10-02 |
| SHAPLAND, Marilyn Anne | Secretary | 2003-06-19 | 2006-08-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-07-05 | 2000-07-05 |
| BONNEY, David Peter | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2018-04-06 |
| DARBY, Alistair William | Director | 2018-10-26 | 2019-02-06 |
| JONES, David Terry, Dr | Director | 2000-07-05 | 2011-10-02 |
| LAY, Philip Henry | Director | 2011-10-02 | 2014-04-07 |
| REED, Martin Stuart | Director | 2011-10-02 | 2019-02-06 |
| RHYS, John Frederick William | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2019-02-06 |
| SHAPLAND, Anthony | Director | 2000-07-05 | 2003-07-05 |
| SHAPLAND, James | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2011-10-02 |
| TAGNEY JONES, Maryanne | Director | 2000-07-05 | 2011-10-02 |
| WADDINGTON, John Scott | Director | 2011-10-02 | 2018-10-26 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-07-05 | 2000-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Finance Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-06 | Active |
| S.A. Brain & Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2019-02-06 |
| Mr John Scott Waddington | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2017-07-01 |
| Mr Martin Stuart Reed | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2017-07-01 |
| Mr David Peter Bonney | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2017-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.