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Company No. 01746071 · Incorporated 15 Aug 1983

Masteroast Coffee Co. Limited

Registered name: MASTEROAST COFFEE CO. LIMITED

Part of Masteroast Holdings Limited group

Masteroast Coffee Co. Limited made £39.8m revenue and £352k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Masteroast Coffee Co. Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £39.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £352k profit and 134 employees. The company is classified under “production of coffee and coffee substitutes” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Peterborough, East of England
Age
43 yrs · since 1983
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£39.8m
Growth ▲24.8%
Profit
£352k
Growth ▼76%
Profit margin
0.9%
Gross 11.7%
Employees
134
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £297k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£28m£30.1m£31.9m£39.8m
Cost of sales£22.5m£24.1m£25.1m£35.1m
Gross profit£5.6m£5.9m£6.8m£4.7m
Operating profit£2.7m£1.8m£2.2m£561k
Profit before tax£2.7m£1.7m£2.1m£487k
Profit after tax£2.2m£1.6m£1.5m£352k
Profit (best available)£2.2m£1.6m£1.5m£352k
Staff costs£3.4m£3.5m£3.7m£4m
Employees (average)130136134134
Ratios
Profit margin7.8%5.5%4.6%0.9%
Gross margin19.8%19.7%21.3%11.7%
Revenue per employee£216k£221k£238k£297k
Profit per employee£16.9k£12.1k£11k£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.2%▲6.1%▲24.8%
Profit growth—▼25.1%▼10.8%▼76%
Headcount growth—▲4.6%▼1.5%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£294k£260k£516k£138k
Net assets£9.3m£10.8m£12.1m£12.3m
Fixed assets£3.4m£3.3m£3.3m£3.5m
Current assets£14m£14.3m£16.1m£19.6m
Debtors£4.5m£4.8m£4.7m£6m
Deferred income£453k£382k£256k£272k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
11.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£297k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
8.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
15.1%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲1%
Now £12.3m
Cash at bank
▼73%
Now £138k
Headcount
0%
Now 134
Deferred income
▲6%
Now £272k
Fixed assets
▲8%
Now £3.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Masteroast Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Masteroast Coffee Co. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (6)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £352k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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