Tim Hortons UK & Ireland

What Tim Hortons UK & Ireland does

Tim Hortons UK & Ireland (legal entity TH UK & Ireland Limited, company number 10303138) is the master franchisee of Restaurant Brands International for the Tim Hortons coffee and quick-service restaurant brand across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The business administers an asset-light franchise system of approximately 69–75 franchisee-operated restaurants spanning England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, plus the Republic of Ireland, with the franchise development agreement renewed to 2045. The registered office is in Egham, Surrey, with day-to-day operations covering franchise recruitment, brand standards, marketing, and supply chain oversight for the franchisee base.

The product surface is a unified quick-service coffee-and-food menu organised across six lines: hot beverages (freshly brewed Original Blend, Dark Roast, espresso-based drinks, matcha), cold beverages (Iced Capp, iced lattes, frappés, refreshers, milkshakes), breakfast (wraps, muffins, bagels, pancakes, hash browns), meals (burgers, chicken sandwiches and wraps, melts, tenders, lattice fries, the Tims Savers value menu), bakery (donuts, Timbits, pancakes), and children's "Timmies Minis" portions. Signature differentiation sits in proprietary recipes supplied by RBI (Timbits, Iced Capp) plus a freshly prepared, 20-minute brew cycle. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed: ordering is in-store, drive-thru, or via third-party delivery apps (Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats); the loyalty programme is paper-based; no mobile app is disclosed.

The business model layers three revenue streams: (i) franchise fees and development royalties from franchisee-operated restaurants, with franchise partners required to demonstrate £1.25m minimum financial resources (50% liquid) under multi-restaurant development agreements; (ii) food and beverage sales routed through the same franchise-operated stores; and (iii) delivery platform commissions from Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats. End customers are primarily individual consumers — students, commuters, families, and key workers — segmented horizontally and addressed via student and key worker discounts, location-specific opening promotions, the Scratch & Win promotional mechanic, and the loyalty card. The company raised £26.7m in equity in 2026 to fund UK and Ireland rollout, following a 2025 in which system-wide sales reached £105m (up 6% YoY) with like-for-like revenue growth of 9%.

Name

Tim Hortons UK & Ireland

Legal name

TH UK & Ireland Limited

Website

https://timhortons.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Tim Hortons UK & Ireland is the master franchisee of Restaurant Brands International for the Tim Hortons coffee and quick-service restaurant brand in the UK and Republic of Ireland, administering roughly 75 franchisee-operated stores with £105m system-wide sales in 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Surrey

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of coffee, breakfast items, meals, and baked goods through franchisee-operated Tim Hortons restaurants across the UK and Ireland.
2. Franchise Fees and Development Agreements: Income from granting franchise rights to operators who open and manage Tim Hortons restaurants, with development agreements requiring minimum financial resources of £1.25m (50% liquid assets).
3. Delivery Platform Commissions: Revenue share arrangements with third-party delivery partners including Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tim Hortons UK & Ireland operates a quick-service restaurant chain selling freshly brewed coffee, specialty espresso-based drinks, iced beverages, breakfast wraps and bagels, burgers and chicken sandwiches, freshly baked donuts and Timbits, and value meal items. As the exclusive master franchisee of the Tim Hortons brand in the UK and Ireland, it operates through franchisee-owned restaurants offering dine-in, drive-thru, takeaway, and third-party delivery service.

Product overview

Tim Hortons UK & Ireland is a quick-service restaurant chain operating as a master franchisee of Restaurant Brands International, offering a unified consumer-facing brand with six integrated product lines: Hot Beverages (freshly brewed coffee and specialty drinks), Cold Beverages (iced cappuccinos, frappés, refreshers, and shakes), Breakfast (wraps, muffins, bagels, pancakes), Meals (burgers, chicken sandwiches, wraps, melts, and value Tims Savers items), Bakery (donuts, Timbits, and pancakes), and Timmies Minis (child-sized portions). The company supplements its core food and beverage portfolio with a Loyalty Card programme, location-specific Opening Day and Local Restaurant Deals, promotional campaigns (Scratch & Win, student/key worker discounts), a food waste partnership (Too Good To Go), and a franchise development programme for new restaurant openings. An online recruitment platform serves restaurant and head office hiring across the UK and Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• System-wide sales increased to £105m in 2025 from £99m in 2024 (6% growth)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Restaurant Brands International (RBI)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 16 March 2026Restaurant Brands International is the parent company of the Tim Hortons brand. Tim Hortons UK & Ireland renewed its master franchise development agreement with RBI until 2045, granting exclusive master franchise rights for the Tim Hortons brand in the UK and Ireland. This agreement demonstrates shared commitment to scaling the Tim Hortons brand in the competitive UK coffee shop segment.
• DeliveroocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDelivery partnership making Tim Hortons products available for home delivery through the Deliveroo platform at participating UK stores.
• Just EatcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTakeaway delivery partnership providing Tim Hortons food delivery services to customers across the UK through the Just Eat platform.
• Uber EatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood delivery partnership enabling Tim Hortons customers to order for delivery via the Uber Eats platform at participating UK locations.
• Too Good To GominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to combat food waste by offering Magic Bags containing surplus Tim Hortons donuts and Timbits at discounted prices through the Too Good To Go app.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/timhortonsuk
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• Facebookfacebook.com/timhortonsuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/timhortonsuk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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