Origin Coffee: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Origin Coffee Ltd's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Origin Coffee (Holdings) Limited. In the year to January 2026 Origin Coffee Ltd reported turnover of £18m.
- In the year to January 2026, Origin Coffee had turnover of £18m, up 38.1% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £0.4m, losing £1.94 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 89 people, with staff costs of £4m.
- Origin Coffee Ltd is controlled by Origin Coffee (Holdings) Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Origin Coffee Ltd's accounts for the year to January 2026, filed at Companies House on 21 October 2026.
- Registered name
- ORIGIN COFFEE LTD
- Company number
- 05410302
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 1 April 2005
- Registered office area
- Truro
- Industry code on the register
- 10832: Manufacture of food products
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to January 2026, filed 21 October 2026
What does Origin Coffee do?
Origin Coffee is a speciality coffee roaster that sells coffee beans online, through subscriptions and wholesale, and runs its own coffee shops. It was founded in 2004 by Tom Sobey and roasts at its Roastery HQ in Cornwall, with coffee shops in Cornwall, Bristol, London (including its Shoreditch flagship) and Edinburgh. Alongside beans it sells capsules, cold brew, brewing equipment and coffee courses, including SCA barista training. It is a certified B Corp and sources coffee through direct relationships with farmers and producers.
In brief: speciality coffee roaster · Cornwall roastery · online, subscriptions and wholesale · coffee shops and courses
Source: Origin Coffee's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns Origin Coffee?
The Companies House register records Origin Coffee (Holdings) Limited as the person with significant control of Origin Coffee Ltd, company number 05410302. Origin Coffee (Holdings) Limited is itself company number 08604373.
That places Origin Coffee Ltd inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Origin Coffee?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Origin Coffee Ltd.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Thomas Matthew Sobey | 1 April 2005 |
| Daniel John Goodenough | 16 May 2016 |
| Hui Jung Yuan | 15 September 2023 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Origin Coffee file?
Origin Coffee Ltd reported turnover of £18m in the year to January 2026. That was up 38.1% on £13m the year before.
It reported 89 employees. The year before it reported 76.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.4m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £0.6m the year before.
Staff costs came to £4m. That is an average of £43,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.3m at the bank and net assets of £1.4m.
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18m | £13m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£0.4m (filed) | £0.6m (filed) |
| Employees | 89 | 76 |
| Staff costs | £4m | £3m |
| Average staff cost per head | £43,000 | £39,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.3m | £0.8m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Interest paid | £0.3m | |
| Interest received | £21k | |
| Directors' pay | £0.6m |
Read the accounts to January 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Origin Coffee?
Origin Coffee Ltd has registered 7 charges at Companies House, of which 3 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 3 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited | 28 April 2026 |
| Hsbc UK Bank PLC | 27 April 2026 |
| Hsbc UK Bank PLC | 27 April 2026 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Origin Coffee compares
Of the 5 UK coffee roasters, Origin Coffee is 3rd on turnover, 4th on profit margin and 2nd on growth. Rave Coffee keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £13.42.
| Rank | UK coffee roasters | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Taylors of Harrogate | £326m | £8.90 |
| 3rd | Origin Coffee | £18m | −£1.94 |
| + 3 more UK coffee roasters ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Origin Coffee files as Origin Coffee Ltd, whose person with significant control is Origin Coffee (Holdings) Limited, with turnover of £18m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Origin Coffee
What does Origin Coffee do?
Origin Coffee is a speciality coffee roaster that sells coffee beans online, through subscriptions and wholesale, and runs its own coffee shops. It was founded in 2004 by Tom Sobey and roasts at its Roastery HQ in Cornwall, with coffee shops in Cornwall, Bristol, London (including its Shoreditch flagship) and Edinburgh. Alongside beans it sells capsules, cold brew, brewing equipment and coffee courses, including SCA barista training. It is a certified B Corp and sources coffee through direct relationships with farmers and producers.
How does Origin Coffee compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Origin Coffee is 3rd of the 5 companies in our battle of the UK coffee roasters, behind Taylors of Harrogate. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the UK coffee roasters →
Who owns Origin Coffee?
The Companies House register records Origin Coffee (Holdings) Limited as the person with significant control of Origin Coffee Ltd.
How much does Origin Coffee make?
Origin Coffee Ltd reported turnover of £18m in the year to January 2026. It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.4m.
How many people work at Origin Coffee?
Origin Coffee Ltd reported 89 employees in the year to January 2026.
Who runs Origin Coffee?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Origin Coffee Ltd. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Origin Coffee Ltd's filings at Companies House, company number 05410302, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Origin Coffee: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/origin-coffee/. Figures from Companies House filings for ORIGIN COFFEE LTD (05410302).
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