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Costa franchise: register facts

Facts about the Costa franchise from public registers, each with its source and date. Nothing here is paid for by Costa, and nothing here is advice.

At a glance

Latest accounts filed
Full accounts, year to 31 December 2025
Food establishments named after the brand
2,623
Companies named after the brand
1 counted: 0 active, 1 closed

Franchisor companySource [1] Companies House, 10 Nov 2026

Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 July 1976
Registered office
3 Knaves Beech Business Centre Davies Way, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, HP10 9QR
Trade codes (SIC)
10832, 56101
Charges (secured lending) registered
6: 3 outstanding, 3 satisfied
Insolvency history on the register
None shown
Last 3 sets of accounts filed
Year toAccounts type (as filed)FiledFiled after year endDocument
31 December 2025Full accounts30 Sep 20269 monthsView on Companies House
31 December 2024Full accounts30 Dec 202511 monthsView on Companies House
31 December 2023Full accounts17 Oct 20249 monthsView on Companies House
  • Accounts types are the descriptions Companies House gives each filing. Small, dormant, micro-entity and audit-exempt subsidiary accounts show less detail than full accounts.

Food outlets on the food hygiene registerSource [2] Food hygiene ratings (Food Standards Agency), 10 Nov 2026

Food establishments named after the brand
2,623
With a 0 to 5 rating
2,400
Rated 2 or below
4
Food hygiene rating (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 0 to 5)
RatingOutlets
52,212 of 2,400 (92%)
4163 of 2,400 (7%)
321 of 2,400 (1%)
23 of 2,400 (0%)
11 of 2,400 (0%)
Food hygiene information scheme (Scotland)
ResultOutlets
Pass182
Improvement Required4
Not yet rated
StatusOutlets
Awaiting inspection35
Exempt2
  • Matched on business names beginning with the brand name. 10 other businesses were left out. Names reviewed on 10 Nov 2026: these are other businesses whose names start with the word Costa (restaurants, fish and chip shops, a pizza shop).
  • The register does not show whether an outlet is franchised or run by the brand's own company. These counts include both.

Companies named after CostaSource [1] Companies House, 10 Nov 2026

Companies found by name search
10
Counted after the matching rules
1
Active
0
Closed (dissolved or removed)
1
In liquidation, administration or another insolvency process
0
Median time from incorporation to closure, closed companies
1 year 5 months
Companies left out of the count
ReasonCompanies
Brand name not in the company name as whole words7
Trade codes outside the brand's trade2
  • Counts only: these companies are not named here. How they are chosen is set out on the method page.
  • Franchisees who trade under their own company names, or as sole traders, are not found by this search.

What these registers cannot show

  • Companies House does not check the accuracy of what companies file. Facts here are as filed.
  • Franchisees who trade under their own company names, or as sole traders, cannot be found by searching for the brand name, so they are not in the count of companies named after the brand.
  • Turnover and net assets from filed accounts are not shown yet.
  • The food hygiene register does not show whether an outlet is franchised or run by the brand's own company, so these counts include both.

How each figure is worked out: how we know.

Sources and dates

  1. Companies House: Companies House register: company profile, accounts filing history, charges and insolvency pages, and advanced company search resultsData as at 10 Nov 2026. Read on 10 Nov 2026. Companies House data: free to use (Crown copyright, Open Government Licence)
  2. Food hygiene ratings (Food Standards Agency): Food hygiene rating scheme API: establishments search by business nameData as at 10 Nov 2026. Read on 10 Nov 2026. Open Government Licence