What Coombe Farm Organic does

Coombe Farm Organic, trading as The Organic Butchery, is a UK-based direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer of certified organic meat and related products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Crewkerne, Somerset, the company sells organic beef, lamb, pork, chicken, duck, turkey, and mutton, alongside wild game, organic and sustainably caught fish, bones and broth, nitrate-free bacon and gammon, ready-to-eat meals, sausages, burgers, tallow, and a slow-cook range, with a new Barbecue Range scheduled for the 2026 summer season. All products carry Soil Association organic certification, and the company has received third-party recognition including a 2023 TOTW Gold Award at the Great Taste Awards and a BOOM Award in the Meat & Poultry category.

The business model is pure D2C e-commerce targeting UK individual consumers — health-conscious and sustainability-focused home cooks and families. The company charges a £50 minimum order, offers free mainland UK delivery on orders over £125, and runs a tiered "Buy More, Save More" volume discount program that delivers up to 30% off bulk purchases, anchored by high-ticket bulk offerings such as the Half Cow Box and Quarter Cow Box. Marketing is content-led (recipes, blog articles, email newsletter with a 20% first-order discount over £90) and distributed through Facebook and Instagram; payments are processed through mainstream consumer rails including Visa, Mastercard, Amex, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Klarna.

The technology footprint is intentionally narrow: a Shopify storefront with no app, no API, and no disclosed AI capabilities. The company has no disclosed enterprise customers, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and operates exclusively within the UK domestic market via a partnership with Borough Broth Co. for the bone broth category.

Name

Coombe Farm Organic

Legal name

The Organic Butchery

Website

https://www.coombefarmorganic.co.uk/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coombe Farm Organic, trading as The Organic Butchery, is a UK direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer of Soil Association-certified organic meat, poultry, game, fish, and related products, serving health-conscious British home consumers via a Shopify storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Organic Meat Retail

NAICS

Meat Retailers (445240)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Butcher Box / DTC Meat & Seafood Delivery (AFAIANAD)

Keywords

• Organic meat retail
• Grass-fed beef
• Online butcher
• Meat delivery
• Organic farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Crewkerne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: Direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales of organic meat and related products. Customers purchase individual cuts, meat boxes, and bulk orders through the online storefront with home delivery across the UK.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coombe Farm Organic, operating as The Organic Butchery, is an online direct-to-consumer retailer of Soil Association-certified organic, grass-fed meat sourced from its own Coombe Farm estate and partner UK organic farms. The company sells individual cuts, curated meat boxes, bulk buying options (Half Cow and Quarter Cow Boxes), wild game, fish, bone broth, nitrate-free bacon and gammon, and ready-to-eat meals, delivered across the UK. The retail model is built around e-commerce, traditional butchery craftsmanship, and transparent farm-to-fork sourcing.

Product overview

The Organic Butchery is an online organic meat retailer offering a comprehensive range of organic, grass-fed meat products. The core offering consists of individual organic meat cuts (beef, lamb, pork, chicken, mutton, duck, turkey) paired with bulk organic meat boxes (Half Cow Box, Quarter Cow Box) and a volume-based Buy More, Save More discount program. Additional product lines include wild game, organic and sustainably caught fish, organic bones and bone broth (chicken, beef, lamb varieties sourced from Borough Broth Co.), organic ready-to-eat meals, organic sausages and burgers, nitrate-free bacon and gammon, and organic tallow and fats. The business operates as a single e-commerce platform with a focus on organic certification, sustainable farming practices, and traditional butchery craftsmanship, with UK-wide home delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coombe Farm Organic: Organic meat brand sourced from Coombe Farm, featuring grass-fed beef, organic lamb, free-range chicken, and other organic meat products. Products are Soil Association certified organic.

Products and services

• Organic Burgers Ready-made organic beef burgers prepared from organic beef.
• Organic Sausages Organic sausages made from organically raised meat in various flavours.
• Organic Offal Organic offal and specialty organ meats from organically raised animals, supporting the nose-to-tail philosophy.
• Organic Half a Cow Box Bulk organic meat box containing half a cow's worth of assorted cuts for freezer stocking, eligible for Buy More, Save More tiered discounts.
• Organic Quarter Cow Box Bulk organic meat box containing a quarter of a cow's worth of assorted cuts, eligible for Buy More, Save More tiered discounts.
• Organic Grass-Fed Beef Grass-fed organic beef range including steaks, mince, roasting joints, and various cuts from organic cattle, Soil Association certified.
• Organic Lamb Organic lamb range including loin chops, shoulder, and assorted cuts from organically raised sheep, Soil Association certified.
• Organic Pork Organic pork range including shoulder, belly, and assorted cuts from organically raised pigs, Soil Association certified.
• Organic Free-Range Chicken Organic whole chickens and chicken cuts including thighs, legs, and portions from free-range organic poultry, Soil Association certified.
• Organic Mutton Organic mutton range sourced from organically raised mature sheep, Soil Association certified.
• Organic Duck Organic duck products sourced from organically raised ducks, Soil Association certified.
• Organic Turkey Organic turkey products sourced from organically raised turkeys, Soil Association certified.
• Organic Roasting Joints Organic meat joints suitable for roasting, including beef topside, lamb, and pork shoulder cuts.
• Organic Ready-to-Eat Meals Pre-prepared organic ready-to-eat meals made from organic ingredients.
• Sustainably Sourced Wild Game Sustainably sourced wild game including pheasant, pigeon, partridge, and rabbit.
• Organic Fish Soil Association-certified organic fish products.
• Sustainably Caught Fish Fish sourced from sustainable fisheries using responsible catch methods.
• Tinned Fish Canned and tinned fish products including sustainably sourced options.
• Organic Bones & Bone Broth Organic animal bones and 24-hour slow-cooked bone broth products including chicken, beef, and lamb varieties sourced from Borough Broth Co.
• Organic Nitrate-Free Bacon & Gammon Organic bacon and gammon cured without nitrates or artificial preservatives.
• Organic Tallow & Fats Organic animal fats and tallow for cooking, sourced from organically raised animals.
• Slow Cook Range Meat cuts specifically selected for slow cooking methods such as braising and stewing.
• Barbecue Range New barbecue-focused product range launched for the 2026 summer season as part of Summer Event specials.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Borough Broth Co.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Organic Butchery stocks and sells Borough Broth Co. products including Organic Chicken Bone Broth, Organic Beef Bone Broth, and Organic Lamb Bone Broth. Borough Broth Co. produces 24-hour slow-cooked, grass-fed organic bone broths that are sold through The Organic Butchery's e-commerce platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pipers Farm: UK-based DTC organic and heritage-breed meat box retailer selling directly to consumers via online ordering. Closely comparable in product mix (beef, lamb, pork, poultry, boxes), Soil Association certification, and 'farm-to-fork' storytelling.
• Daylesford Organic: UK organic farming estate with a flagship farm shop and online meat/dairy/grocery delivery. Highly comparable vertically-integrated farm-to-door model with overlapping premium organic meat assortment and similar UK delivery proposition.
• Riverford Organic Farmers: UK organic produce box scheme (now farmer-owned) with an expanding organic meat range and home delivery. Comparable DTC subscription/box model, Soil Association credentials, and direct-from-farm positioning.
• Abel & Cole: UK online organic grocery and meat box retailer offering organic meat alongside fruit, veg, and pantry lines on a recurring delivery model. Overlapping customer base of premium organic shoppers with doorstep delivery.
• The Ethical Butcher: UK DTC organic/regenerative meat retailer offering curated boxes and individual cuts with strong ethical and provenance messaging. Closely comparable on Soil Association credentials, premium positioning, and direct online ordering.
• Graig Farm Organics: Welsh-based organic farm and online meat retailer selling organic beef, lamb, pork and poultry direct to consumers. Comparable farm estate origin, organic certification, and UK-wide delivery of meat boxes.
• ButcherBox: US-based subscription DTC organic and grass-fed meat box service. The prototypical model for the 'DTC Meat & Seafood Delivery' category; relevant benchmark for Coombe Farm's bulk-box, grass-fed, and organic positioning despite US geography.

Emerging players

• Farmdrop: UK online platform connecting consumers with local and organic producers including meat. Comparable DTC farm-to-door concept, though broader in scope (produce, dairy, meat) and with a marketplace rather than single-storefront model.
• Natoora: UK specialist in sustainable, seasonal produce and meat supplied to households and top restaurants. Comparable premium DTC and B2B positioning on provenance-driven, organic-leaning proteins.

Broad incumbents

• Ocado Retail: UK pure-play online grocer with an extensive own-label and branded organic meat range. Relevant as a broader incumbent competing for the same online organic-meat shopper, but at much larger scale and with full-grocery rather than specialty meat focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/organicbutchery/?locale=en_GB
• Instagraminstagram.com/organicbutchery

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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