CAFEA UK LIMITED
Formerly known as Fine Foods International, the company is a Dunstable-based manufacturer of coffee and coffee substitutes operating as a subsidiary of European Coffee Corporation Limited.
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Cash
£14K
-98.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
-13.5% vs 2024
Employees
71
+10.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.3M
-177.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,631,916 | £65,640,616 | £69,006,684 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £670,729 | £3,007,853 | -£1,975,108 | -165.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £480,422 | £2,922,146 | -£2,269,752 | -177.7% | |
| Net profit | £356,156 | £2,163,201 | -£1,658,943 | -176.7% | |
| Cash | £207,269 | £1,165,141 | £14,312 | -98.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,640,175 | £13,141,402 | £11,292,889 | -14.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,089,228 | £12,252,429 | £10,593,486 | -13.5% | |
| Equity | £10,089,228 | £12,252,429 | £10,593,486 | -13.5% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 64 | 71 | +10.9% | |
| Wages | £2,999,295 | £3,204,197 | £3,462,804 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £126,350 | £132,050 | £135,641 | +2.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 4.6% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 3.3% | -2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 22.9% | -17.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39x | 1.43x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 3.52x | 35.09x | -6.70x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CAFEA UK LIMITED 2022-01-11 → present
- FINE FOODS INTERNATIONAL (MANUFACTURING) LIMITED 2003-04-30 → 2022-01-11
- CONTINENTAL COFFEE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1998-09-03 → 2003-04-30
- CONTINENTAL COFFEE INDUSTRIES (UK) PLC 1995-02-03 → 1998-09-03
- PLACEHIRE LIMITED 1994-10-06 → 1995-02-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has prepared detailed forecasts for the 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. Both forecasts show the company will remain cash positive. On this basis, the company continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CAFEA UK LIMITED · parent
- European Coffee Corporation Limited
Significant events
- “Volume sales during the year decreased by 8.5% compared to previous year. Turnover increased by £3.3m compared to the previous year, whereas operating profit decreased by £4.9m as the Company saw significant increases in the cost of coffee, with this increase resulting in greater working capital requirements and further use of financing facilities. Loss after tax was £1.7m, driven by higher raw material costs and higher interest payable on the banking facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Sonja | Director | 2021-04-29 | Apr 1966 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNETTS, Gerald John | Secretary | 1997-12-12 | 2021-10-08 |
| MERALI, Alnur | Secretary | 1994-11-03 | 1996-01-04 |
| THOMPSON, Anthony Robin | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 1997-03-27 |
| FAIRMAYS SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1997-12-05 | 1997-12-10 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-03-26 | 1997-12-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-06 | 1994-11-03 |
| ANNETTS, Gerald John | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2021-10-08 |
| BLACKBURN, Anthony Edward | Director | 1996-04-08 | 1997-03-26 |
| BREMINER, Ian Ernest Anthony | Director | 1997-03-26 | 1997-03-27 |
| GEORGALIS, Yanni Panayioiis | Director | 1995-04-20 | 1997-01-06 |
| KESTER, Simon | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2002-12-31 |
| KHAN, Ainuddin Ghouri | Director | 1995-07-06 | 1997-12-12 |
| MASHRU, Jayant Gokaldas | Director | 1997-05-02 | 1997-12-12 |
| MASHRU, Nitin Gokaldas | Director | 1997-05-02 | 1997-12-12 |
| MAYNARD, Jeremy Stephen Philip | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1997-05-01 |
| MAYNARD, Jeremy Stephen Philip | Director | 1997-01-21 | 1997-01-31 |
| MERALI, Gulamhusein Abdulrasul | Director | 1994-11-03 | 1996-04-01 |
| MORRIS, Jeremy Richard | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1997-03-17 |
| MOULDER, David Jack | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2009-01-08 |
| MOULDER, David Jack | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1997-04-09 |
| NEUBERT, Sebastian | Director | 2023-07-11 | 2023-12-12 |
| PRASAD, Challa Rajendra | Director | 1994-11-03 | 1997-12-12 |
| SUGARMAN, Austin Lewis | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2021-04-30 |
| THOMPSON, Anthony Robin | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1997-03-27 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-06 | 1994-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Coffee Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-11 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2021-10-13 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2021-10-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-10-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-13 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2021-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-10-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.