HOME COMMUNITY CAFE LTD

What HOME COMMUNITY CAFE LTD does

Home Community Cafe Ltd is a registered charity (charity number 1161501) operating a single-location community cafe in Didsbury, Manchester, at the entrance of Emmanuel Church on Barlow Moor Road. Founded in 2015, the cafe is run primarily by volunteers under trustee oversight, with a small paid team of around 5 employees including a Cafe Manager. Its core offerings are a vegetarian food and beverage menu (with vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options), pre-orderable cakes, a hireable community event space called the Living Room, and a portfolio of community programs including support groups (Babies @ Home, Chatter & Natter, the Didsbury Death Cafe), kids activities, and co-organized public events such as Didsbury Pride. The cafe trades Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 4pm with indoor seating, outdoor seating, and takeaway.

The business model is a hybrid of trading income and charitable funding. Direct revenue comes from cafe food and beverage sales, cake pre-orders (deposit required), and Living Room space hire that is primarily targeted at not-for-profit community groups. Because the organization is a registered charity, this trading income is supplemented by donations from community members and successive grants from funders including the Savoy Educational Trust (2017), the National Lottery Community Fund (2019), the Social Enterprise Support Fund via Key Fund (2020), Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund and We Love MCR (2020), and the Co-op Local Community Fund (2024-2025). Marketing and customer acquisition rely on organic social media (Facebook, Instagram), the website, word-of-mouth, local partnerships, and participation in community events rather than paid acquisition. Customer concentration is overwhelmingly local and individual, with the Didsbury resident community, families, elderly visitors, and community support groups forming the primary demand base. There is no proprietary technology, public API, or digital product; the cake ordering and Living Room hire functions are administered through standard website enquiry forms.

Name

HOME COMMUNITY CAFE LTD

Legal name

Home Community Cafe Ltd

Website

https://homecommunitycafe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Home Community Cafe Ltd is a registered charity running a volunteer-led community cafe in Didsbury, Manchester, serving vegetarian food, beverages, and cakes to local residents while hosting support groups, community events, and a hireable event space.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cafe food and beverage sales: Revenue from selling vegetarian food, beverages including coffee and tea, and cakes to cafe visitors. Open Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm with indoor, outdoor seating and takeaway.
2. Room hire (Living Room): The Living Room space is available for hire by groups and organisations, particularly not-for-profit community groups, for events and gatherings.
3. Cake pre-orders: Pre-ordered cakes for special occasions collected from the cafe with a deposit required upon ordering.
4. Community funding and donations: As a registered charity, receives funding support from organisations such as Co-op Local Community Fund, National Lottery Community Fund, and donations from community members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HOME COMMUNITY CAFE LTD operates a volunteer-run registered charity cafe from Emmanuel Church in Didsbury, Manchester, serving vegetarian food and beverages. It also offers cake pre-orders, a hireable community space called the Living Room, kids activities, and hosts community support groups and events for local residents.

Product overview

Home Community Cafe is a community charity offering a single-location cafe operation providing vegetarian food and beverages, cake ordering, event space hire (Living Room), kids activities, and community support groups. The cafe operates Tuesday-Friday from 10am-4pm at Emmanuel Church in Didsbury, Manchester. Its volunteer-powered model supports skill development and community integration while providing space for various community groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cafe Food and Beverages

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 years of community support and engagement

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Co-op Local Community FundcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Home Community Cafe was selected as a local cause for Co-op members. Co-op members can choose to donate 1% of their spending to support the cafe. Funding enables kitchen improvements including freezer, ceramic hob, and professional knives.
• brskcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Local internet provider brsk partnered with Home Community Cafe for Storytime with Santa event. brsk donated 350 items to support local initiatives including Village Baby Bank and William Temple Christmas Appeal.
• Emmanuel ChurchcoreOthersEmmanuel Church provides the physical space for Home Community Cafe at the church entrance. Home is a separate organisation from the church but benefits from the donated space.
• Home-Start ManchesterminorOthersLocal family support charity supported through Reverse Santa Appeal 2020. Home-Start recruits and trains parent volunteers for families with children under 5.
• Didsbury Pride FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome Community Cafe organises Didsbury Pride in partnership with Emmanuel Church. The 3rd Didsbury Pride celebration held in church gardens with family entertainment, market stalls, and fundraising.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/home-community-cafe-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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