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Top 25 Coffee shop chains based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 113 coffee shop chains headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 12,014 professional contacts across them, including 530 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers coffee shop chains headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
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The 25 largest coffee shop chains based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 8,018 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Costa Coffee, we’ve been crafting with heart and changing the coffee game since 1971.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,958 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Caffè Nero was founded in 1997 by Gerry Ford who had a vision to bring a continental style coffee house experience to Europe and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 352 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Only source the best beans in the world Only hire the best baristas in town Get rid of plastic 🧦 Support our homeless communities 🤘 Never fear competition, open right next door…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 162 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our purpose as a business is to Make Things Better, our spaces, our food & drink, but most importantly - our people and the communities in which we serve.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 151 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “23.5 Degrees is Starbucks first UK franchised business partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 147 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Welcome to WatchHouse, the home of Modern Coffee.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 124 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We’re an independent business, passionate about serving you the very best conscious crafted coffee and proper handmade food.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 2012, Scoffs Group is now the largest franchised partner of Costa Coffee in the UK and currently trades from 108 stores nationwide, spanning Sussex to Cornwall in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Harris + Hoole is a chain of speciality coffee shops made up of experienced, passionate coffee lovers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Morning flat whites to evening espresso martinis” Notes is a collection of coffee and bars serving speciality coffee, craft beers, well-chosen wines and classic cocktails, all…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 30 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We're here to challenge the status quo on what can be achieved as a fully independent business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “London Coffee Houses serving curated single-origin specialty coffees with traceable provenance Kensington • Bayswater • Notting Hill • Mayfair” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Our story began in 2004, when our co-founder, Simon Vardy, found himself struggling to find a shop to get a good cup of coffee in the South Manchester market-town of Altrincham.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The first Department of Coffee and Social Affairs opened in East London’s iconic Leather Lane Market in late 2010.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “TOAST is an independent British coffee chain founded by three friends.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We were one of the first companies in the UK to become a Starbucks franchisee, and we currently operate 30 Starbucks coffee houses across the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Rhode Island Coffee is an award winning coffee chain located in the North West of England.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Saint is a collection of neighbourhood spaces, which create tailor made experiences for our guests.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “15grams is a specialty coffee roaster with independent coffee shops in South East London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, we’re specialists in providing the best and simple refreshment service for businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At the Coffee Cart Company, we’re passionate about crafting the ultimate coffee experience for you, our customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Whether you're exploring our online shop, stepping into our cosy coffee shop or fuelling your workspace through our office solutions, you're not just getting coffee - you're…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Daily Grind is an independently owned and operated Coffee Shop brand, supplying high quality coffee and coffee related services on the high street and through white label…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BEAN SHOT COFFEE LTD is a food & beverages company based in Bruton, Somerset.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: coffee shop chains. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names coffee shop chains.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of coffee shop chains, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name coffee shop chains. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Coffee shop chains based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 113 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among coffee shop chains, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “coffee shop chains”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names coffee shop chains), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among coffee shop chains, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 530 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Coffee shop chains by metro
- Coffee shop chains in London28
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names coffee shop chains, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many coffee shop chains are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 113 coffee shop chains headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Costa Coffee, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most coffee shop chains?
London leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Cheltenham (3) and Liverpool (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 530 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 113 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.