HAVEN Coffee

What HAVEN Coffee does

HAVEN Coffee is a London-based specialty coffee social enterprise founded in 2019 by Usman Khalid. The company sells fair-trade single-origin coffee, including Honduran and Sumatran beans, both through a physical cafe and an e-commerce channel that offers bundled retail and subscription purchasing. Beyond coffee, HAVEN operates a venue hire service at its 76 St Mary Road (Church Street NW8) site starting at £99 per hour, hosts comedy and community events such as Laff-Uccino, and runs pop-up coffee catering for corporate clients. The core offering is built around ethically sourced beans and a refugee-focused mission, with the cafe functioning as both retail outlet and community hub.

The business model combines direct-to-consumer retail, recurring subscriptions, B2B wholesale supply, event catering, paid barista training (Barista Training 101), merchandise, art prints, and gift cards, generating revenue from a diversified but locally concentrated customer base. Operational partnerships with refugee-focused organizations such as Counterpoints Arts (No Direction Home) and TimePeace anchor the social mission and feed the trainee pipeline. The company is small, with approximately 14 staff, and operates from a single London site, with no disclosed funding rounds, revenue figures, or geographic expansion beyond the capital.

Name

HAVEN Coffee

Legal name

HAVEN Coffee

Website

https://havencoffee.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HAVEN Coffee is a London-based specialty fair-trade coffee social enterprise operating a cafe, e-commerce subscriptions, venue hire, barista training, and pop-up catering, with a mission focused on refugee employment and community programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Shop / Social Enterprise Café

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave) (THAFADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI), Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee
• Social enterprise
• Coffee subscriptions
• Barista training
• Coffee wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Coffee Retail: Direct sales of fair-trade, ethically sourced single-origin coffee beans (Honduran Haven, Sumatran Haven, Beans HAVEN, Bundled Haven) to individual consumers through their e-commerce platform and physical cafe.
2. Wholesale Supply: Bulk coffee supply to existing cafes and businesses. No minimum order required, targeting hospitality businesses in London.
3. Coffee Subscription: Subscription service for regular coffee delivery to customers.
4. Venue/Event Hire: Rental of their fully fitted cafe space at Church Street NW8 for events including business meetings, social gatherings, Christmas parties, birthday parties, supper clubs, and book clubs. Pricing starts from £99 per hour with minimum 3-hour booking.
5. Catering Services: In-house catering services available for events, with external catering also permitted. Kitchen facilities can be hired separately.
6. Barista Training Courses: Introduction to Coffee and Barista Training 101 courses taught by founder Usman Khalid, covering coffee history, barista drinks, machine operation, and cleaning.
7. Art Sales: Sale of artwork created by refugee artists, including original pieces and prints.
8. Merchandise: Sale of branded merchandise including t-shirts and kitchen towels.
9. Gift Cards: HAVENLY Gift Cards available in variable amounts for gifting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HAVEN Coffee is a London-based social enterprise that sells specialty single-origin, fair-trade, organic coffee through retail bags priced at £11, coffee subscriptions, and wholesale supply. Beyond coffee, the company operates a café, offers pop-up coffee services for corporate events, hires out its venue for events including comedy nights (Laff-Uccino), and runs a barista training program for refugees. It also sells artwork prints from refugee artists, branded merchandise, and gift cards.

Product overview

HAVEN Coffee operates as a social enterprise offering a portfolio of specialty coffee products and related services. The core product offering consists of four single-origin, fair-trade, ethically sourced coffees: Beans HAVEN (1kg bag), Honduran Haven, Sumatran Haven, and Bundled Haven (combining both Robusta and Arabica varieties). Beyond coffee retail, the company provides services including coffee subscription, wholesale supply, barista training for refugees, pop-up coffee services for corporate events, and venue/event hire at their London cafe spaces. The company also supports refugee artists through sales of artwork prints and organizes comedy events like Laff-Uccino and Comedy Frothers. Additional offerings include HAVENLY gift cards and branded merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HAVENLY: Gift card brand offering customizable gift cards for the HAVEN Coffee brand

Products and services

• Specialty Single-Origin Coffee Bags

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TimePeacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2020Collaboration with TimePeace to host weekly online Sunday quizzes (6-7pm) during social distancing periods. TimePeace is described as a welcoming online space bridging the social gap between refugees, asylum seekers and locals. The partnership provided community engagement and prizes including HAVEN Coffee products.
• The Albany, DeptfordminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Venue for Refugee Solidarity Summit 2020, where HAVEN Coffee shared their coffee and personal story. The annual event brings together organizations supporting refugees in the UK and Europe.
• 2NorthdownminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2019Venue partner for Laff-Uccino comedy night events. Located 10 minutes from Kings Cross station, 2Northdown is a quirky cafe bar used for stand-up gigs. HAVEN Coffee organized their first standalone comedy event 'Laffucino' here on 12 December 2019.
• Counterpoints ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Founder Usman Khalid previously interned at Counterpoints Arts (organization promoting migrants and refugees through arts). Counterpoints Arts launched the 'No Direction Home - Stand-up Comedy' project where Usman participated as a performer. HAVEN Coffee continues to organize comedy events inspired by this project.
• Tom ParryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerComedian and mentor for the No Direction Home stand-up comedy project. Ran workshops teaching comedy skills to refugees and migrants. Now a friend and collaborator with founder Usman Khalid.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Caravan Coffee Roasters: London-based specialty coffee roaster with cafe, wholesale, and barista training operations. Comparable on cafe + wholesale + training, though without a social-impact employment focus.
• Monmouth Coffee: Iconic London specialty coffee shop and small-batch roaster. Comparable as a London specialty coffee operator and wholesaler, serving a similar high-quality, single-origin-focused customer base.

Direct peers

• Change Please: UK social enterprise coffee brand operating carts, cafes and wholesale supply, training homeless people as baristas. Directly comparable to HAVEN in mission-led specialty coffee, multi-channel distribution, and B2B event/corporate service.
• Square Mile Coffee Roasters: London-based specialty coffee roaster supplying wholesale to cafes and restaurants. Directly comparable on the wholesale + specialty roasting side of HAVEN's business, though without the refugee-support mission or retail cafe front.
• Redemption Roasters: UK specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator that trains prisoners in barista skills as part of rehabilitation. Highly comparable to HAVEN on the social-enterprise + specialty coffee intersection, with a stronger roasting/wholesale arm.
• Notes Coffee: London specialty coffee shop chain with a strong focus on quality sourcing and barista training. Comparable to HAVEN in cafe operations and training-led positioning, though larger and without the refugee-support mission.
• The Old Spike Roastery: UK-based specialty coffee roaster and social enterprise that trains and employs homeless and disadvantaged people as baristas. Closest peer to HAVEN given the near-identical combination of specialty single-origin coffee with a social-impact employment mission.

Broad incumbents

• Grind: London-based specialty coffee shop chain, subscription brand, and ready-to-drink coffee producer. Overlaps with HAVEN on London cafe, subscription, and retail channels but at much larger scale and broader consumer brand.
• Pact Coffee: Well-funded UK specialty coffee subscription and wholesale brand. Comparable to HAVEN on subscription and wholesale channels, but operating at significantly larger scale and without a social-impact employment mission.

Emerging players

• Outlands Coffee Roasters: Small UK specialty coffee roaster with a focus on ethical sourcing and small-batch production. Comparable to HAVEN on the specialty single-origin product positioning and small-scale wholesale operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/haven_coffee
• Facebookfacebook.com/havencoffeeuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/haven_coffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haven-coffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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