Costa Limited

Active01270695 Private limited company

Incorporated: 28 July 1976 (50 years)
Industry: Production of coffee and coffee substitutes (10832)
Licensed restaurants (56101)
Directors: Katharine Laura Grimwood
Benjamin William James Capon
Philippe Dirk M. Schaillee
all 4 directors
Owned by: The Coca-Cola Company
Accounts type: Full
Region: South East
Address: 3 Knaves Beech Business Centre Davies Way
Loudwater
High Wycombe
HP10 9QR

Website & contact details

Website: costa.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 12 January 2027
Last conf. stmt: 29 December 2025

Charges

Total: 6
Outstanding: 3
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 3

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Grimwood, Katharine Laura

Director · Appointed 1 July 2026

British

Born February 1979 (47)

Capon, Benjamin William James

Director · Appointed 23 July 2025

Also at Costa International Limited, Costa Express Limited, Costa Express Holdings Limited

British

Born July 1979 (47)

Werner, Suzanne

Secretary · Appointed 10 July 2025

Schaillee, Philippe Dirk M.

Director · Appointed 11 April 2023

Belgian

Born October 1970 (56)

Orrin, Nicholas Clive

Director · Appointed 6 April 2023

Also at Coffee Corporate Services Limited (proposed for strike-off), Costa Express Limited, Costa Express Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born July 1966 (60)

Officer history (43 former)

1 July 2026

Appointed Grimwood, Katharine Laura as Director

31 March 2026

Resigned Beiger, Todd Paul as Director

10 October 2025

Resigned Crookall, Jonathan Mark as Director

23 July 2025

Appointed Capon, Benjamin William James as Director

23 July 2025

Appointed Beiger, Todd Paul as Director

10 July 2025

Appointed Werner, Suzanne as Secretary

29 November 2024

Resigned Savjani, Sunita as Secretary

9 October 2024

Resigned Carlin, Jane Louise as Director

29 February 2024

Resigned Mowat, Gordon Peter as Director

20 October 2023

Resigned Cook, Adrian Ernest as Director

11 April 2023

Appointed Schaillee, Philippe Dirk M. as Director

6 April 2023

Appointed Orrin, Nicholas Clive as Director

10 February 2023

Appointed Carlin, Jane Louise as Director

31 January 2023

Resigned Lake, Neil as Director

31 July 2022

Resigned Mcdonald, Gillian Clare as Director

30 April 2022

Resigned Cornella, Robert Leo as Director

6 January 2022

Appointed Cook, Adrian Ernest as Director

14 May 2021

Resigned Fairhurst, Russell William as Secretary

23 April 2021

Appointed Savjani, Sunita as Secretary

18 March 2021

Appointed Cornella, Robert Leo as Director

31 August 2020

Resigned Highfield, Sarah Louise as Director

29 June 2020

Appointed Mowat, Gordon Peter as Director

11 March 2020

Resigned Seljeflot, Katherine Joanna as Director

11 March 2020

Appointed Crookall, Jonathan Mark as Director

2 December 2019

Appointed Mcdonald, Gillian Clare as Director

29 November 2019

Resigned Paul, Dominic James as Director

30 June 2019

Resigned Cotta, Jason Anthony as Director

18 June 2019

Appointed Lake, Neil as Director

27 November 2018

Resigned Lowry, Daren Clive as Secretary

30 April 2017

Resigned Mcgowan, Murray Henry as Director

31 January 2017

Resigned Bentley, Clive as Director

13 October 2016

Appointed Seljeflot, Katherine Joanna as Director

13 October 2016

Resigned Bennett, Jo Mary as Director

20 June 2016

Resigned Rogers, Christopher Charles Bevan as Director

20 June 2016

Appointed Paul, Dominic James as Director

19 November 2015

Resigned Slater, Kenneth James as Director

15 June 2015

Resigned Marshall, Andrew John as Director

16 April 2015

Appointed Highfield, Sarah Louise as Director

16 April 2015

Appointed Mcgowan, Murray Henry as Director

18 March 2014

Resigned Price, Matthew John as Director

13 February 2014

Resigned Hardy, Helen as Director

13 February 2014

Appointed Bennett, Jo Mary as Director

18 March 2013

Appointed Cotta, Jason Anthony as Director

25 January 2013

Resigned Johnson, Adrian James as Director

19 July 2012

Resigned Derkach, John as Director

6 July 2012

Appointed Rogers, Christopher Charles Bevan as Director

8 March 2010

Appointed Slater, Kenneth James as Director

8 March 2010

Appointed Marshall, Andrew John as Director

8 March 2010

Appointed Hardy, Helen as Director

26 January 2009

Appointed Price, Matthew John as Director

26 January 2009

Appointed Bentley, Clive as Director

27 June 2008

Resigned Woodhouse, Loraine as Director

27 June 2008

Appointed Johnson, Adrian James as Director

30 June 2006

Resigned Phillips, Mark Randall as Director

13 June 2006

Appointed Derkach, John as Director

20 September 2004

Resigned Fowler, James Dominic as Director

20 September 2004

Appointed Woodhouse, Loraine as Director

30 January 2004

Resigned Thorpe, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary

30 January 2004

Appointed Fairhurst, Russell William as Secretary

30 January 2004

Appointed Lowry, Daren Clive as Secretary

28 October 2003

Appointed Fowler, James Dominic as Director

28 October 2003

Resigned Tye, Michael Edward as Director

25 September 2002

Appointed Thorpe, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary

25 September 2002

Resigned Buxton Smith, Maria Rita as Secretary

1 February 2002

Resigned Mansigani, Mohan as Director

1 January 2002

Appointed Phillips, Mark Randall as Director

30 November 2001

Resigned Wright, Nicholas David as Director

30 July 2001

Appointed Wright, Nicholas David as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Tye, Michael Edward as Director

4 May 2001

Resigned Dowell, Michael Charles Weston as Director

18 April 2001

Resigned Fairhurst, Russell William as Director

2 April 2001

Appointed Fairhurst, Russell William as Director

10 August 2000

Appointed Mansigani, Mohan as Director

10 August 2000

Resigned Simpson, Richard Barry as Director

18 February 1999

Resigned Johnson, Michael Andrew as Director

27 May 1997

Appointed Buxton Smith, Maria Rita as Secretary

27 May 1997

Resigned Fenton, Nicola Jane as Secretary

24 February 1997

Resigned Clewley, Robert Richard as Director

1 December 1996

Appointed Dowell, Michael Charles Weston as Director

9 October 1995

Appointed Johnson, Michael Andrew as Director

9 October 1995

Appointed Fenton, Nicola Jane as Secretary

9 October 1995

Appointed Simpson, Richard Barry as Director

9 October 1995

Appointed Clewley, Robert Richard as Director

9 October 1995

Resigned D & H B Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

9 October 1995

Resigned Costa, Sergio Giorgio as Director

1 October 1995

Appointed D & H B Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

1 October 1995

Resigned Costa, Yolanda as Secretary

1 October 1995

Resigned Costa, Yolanda as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The Coca-Cola Company

Corporate entity · Notified 3 January 2019

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Corporation

Reg. no. 88529

Former controllers (1)

3 January 2019

Ceased Whitbread Group PLC — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 9 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Costa Limited This company

Coffee Corporate Services Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

Coffeeheaven International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Coffeeheaven Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Costa Express Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Costa Express Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Costa International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Costa Beijing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Costa China Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 253

Date	Description	Made Up To
5 November 2026	Purchase of own shares
16 October 2026	Cancellation of shares
14 October 2026	Memorandum and Articles of Association
14 October 2026	Resolutions
30 September 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025