Cafés, Coffee Shops & Bakeries – Limited Companies

For coffee shops, bakeries, dessert bars and small cafés selling drinks, cakes and snacks on-site and to-go.

Who this is for

  • Independent coffee shops and cafés
  • Bakeries and patisseries
  • Dessert bars and snack cafés
  • Limited companies running kiosks in offices or malls

How you earn income

  • On-site food and drink sales
  • Takeaway hot and cold drinks
  • Wholesale or trade sales of baked goods
  • Occasional events and outside catering

Common allowable expenses

  • Coffee beans, milk, food ingredients and packaging
  • Staff wages (front-of-house and kitchen), PAYE and pensions
  • Rent, service charges, utilities and business rates
  • Machine leases, servicing and small equipment
  • Card machine and app fees
  • Cleaning, laundry and hygiene supplies
  • Insurance and professional fees

What we need from you

  • Business bank statements for the year
  • POS/till Z-reads or daily/weekly summaries
  • Supplier invoices (coffee, bakery ingredients, utilities, rent)
  • Payroll reports and staff list
  • Details of any loans, HP or finance

We turn your café trading into clean accounts with a clear picture of gross profit and wage percentage.