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Female-founded roasters

Of the UK's active independent coffee roasters, 32 were founded or co-founded by women. That is under 7% of the market, a number we can state precisely because every roaster in our dataset is checked individually rather than self-reported. This page lists all of them.

No comprehensive list of female-founded UK roasters existed before this one. Coverage of the subject tends to profile the same two or three well-known names, which understates how widely spread these businesses actually are: the roasters below range from single-origin specialists to established trade suppliers, across every part of the country.

The list is maintained the same way as the rest of the directory. Founder details come from the roaster's own site or public interviews, never inferred, and businesses that cease trading move out of the active count. If we have missed one, use the suggest page and we will verify and add it.

32 roasters Updated June 2026

32 roasters
Apostle Coffee logo
Shropshire
Apostle Coffee

Apostle Coffee was founded in 2016 by Jon and Charlotte, who run an off grid roastery in the heart of the Shropshire Hil...

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Argyll Coffee Roasters logo
Argyll and Bute
Argyll Coffee Roasters

Eve MacFarlane founded Argyll Coffee Roasters in 2018, roasting on a Diedrich IR-12 from a unit on Kames Industrial Esta...

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Birdie Coffee logo
Perthshire
Birdie Coffee

Little Birdie Coffee is a small batch roaster based in Alyth, rural Perthshire, founded after the owner first encountere...

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Blind Owl Coffee logo
Bristol
Blind Owl Coffee

Blind Owl Coffee Co has been roasting in Bristol since 2018, when the small team began on a 5kg roaster called Ozzy in a...

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Caribe Coffee Co. logo
Northumberland
Caribe Coffee Co.

Caribe Coffee Co. is a family business based at Fairmoor in Morpeth, Northumberland, founded in 2018 by Wilmer Carcamo, ...

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Carnival Coffee Roasters logo
London
Carnival Coffee Roasters

Carnival Coffee Roasters operates from a workshop in Penge, South East London, roasting speciality coffee and selling it...

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Coffee Bean Shop logo
Kent
Coffee Bean Shop

Coffee Bean Shop was founded in 2008 by Lizzie Powell and is based in Ashford, Kent. The business began as a personal re...

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Coffee Knoydart logo
Highland
Coffee Knoydart

Coffee Knoydart roasts on the Knoydart peninsula, one of the most remote inhabited corners of mainland Britain, reachabl...

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Coffeelink

Coffeelink is an Ipswich family business founded by Azzouz and Rebecca on 25 August 2005, with the first cafe opening on...

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Curve Coffee Roasters logo
Kent
Curve Coffee Roasters

Curve Coffee Roasters was founded in 2016 by Tereza and Jon, who relocated from London to the Margate coast with a secon...

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Danielle's Coffee logo
Shropshire
Danielle's Coffee

Danielle's Coffee was set up in May 2010 by Danielle, who built her career in coffee at Rick Stein's restaurants in Pads...

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Dark Horse Roastery logo
Oxfordshire
Dark Horse Roastery

Horsebox Coffee Co was founded in May 2015 by Emily, who returned to South Oxfordshire after twenty years in London spec...

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Dear Green Coffee Roasters logo
Glasgow
Dear Green Coffee Roasters

Dear Green Coffee Roasters was founded in Glasgow in 2011 by one woman with a single roaster. The name comes from Dear G...

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Double Trouble Coffee logo
Wales
Double Trouble Coffee

Double Trouble Coffee is a small Welsh roastery founded by two sisters and their families, named for the duo at the hear...

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Girls Who Grind Coffee logo
Wiltshire
Girls Who Grind Coffee

Girls Who Grind Coffee is an independent, female-founded speciality coffee roastery founded in 2017 by Casey LaLonde, wh...

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Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters logo
Perthshire
Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters

Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters was founded in 2011 by Fiona Grant, who started out with a five-kilo roaster in a bothy next t...

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Hayling Island Coffee Society logo
Hampshire
Hayling Island Coffee Society

Hayling Island Coffee Society (HICS) is a small speciality roastery on Hayling Island in Hampshire, founded and run by A...

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Hundred House Coffee logo
Shropshire
Hundred House Coffee

Hundred House Coffee roasts speciality coffee from the Welsh Borders, founded by head roaster Matthew Wade, a Q Arabica ...

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Jackalope Joe Coffee Co logo
Lincolnshire
Jackalope Joe Coffee Co

Jackalope Joe Coffee Co is a one-person micro-roastery in Spalding, Lincolnshire, run by founder Hannah from home around...

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JerichoCoffeeTraders logo
Oxfordshire
JerichoCoffeeTraders

Jericho Coffee Traders started in Oxford in 2009 when founders James and Lizzie bought a turquoise Vespa tuk-tuk and dec...

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Kin Coffee logo
Kent
Kin Coffee

Kin Coffee is a small Kent roastery based in Staplehurst, founded by Greg and Kate after relocating from London during t...

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Kontext Coffee Company logo
Monmouthshire
Kontext Coffee Company

Kontext Coffee Company is a specialty roastery on the Monmouthshire and Herefordshire border, founded by Katja Klein aft...

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Lincoln Tea & Coffee logo
Lincolnshire
Lincoln Tea & Coffee

The Lincoln Tea and Coffee Company operates from Exchange Close in Lincoln as a wholesale supplier to the hospitality tr...

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Lomond Coffee logo
London
Lomond Coffee

Lomond Coffee is a female-owned independent roastery based in South-East London, run by a small, hands-on team. The roas...

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Luckie Beans logo
Scottish Borders
Luckie Beans

Luckie Beans is a family-run specialty coffee roastery founded in 2015 by Jamie and Esther McLuckie. Based in Galashiels...

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Modern Standard Coffee logo
Edinburgh
Modern Standard Coffee

Modern Standard Coffee is a Scottish speciality roaster founded by Lynsey Harley, with a roastery at 38 Cavendish Way, G...

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Mont58 Coffee logo
London
Mont58 Coffee

Mont58 Coffee is a certified B Corporation based in South-East London, founded by husband-and-wife team Shai and Maya. T...

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Noni's Coffee Roasters logo
Gloucestershire
Noni's Coffee Roasters

Noni's Coffee Roasters is a small Stroud roastery founded by Noni, who moved into roasting after a London coffee career ...

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Roastersaurus logo
London
Roastersaurus

Roastersaurus is the dinosaur-themed coffee brand of Sense It London, the East London training school in Stratford run b...

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Rockhopper Roaster logo
West Sussex
Rockhopper Roaster

Rockhopper Roaster is a micro-roastery founded by Kate, a one-person operation that started in Bognor Regis and has sinc...

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Source Climate Coffee logo
North Yorkshire
Source Climate Coffee

Source Climate Change Coffee is a Yorkshire-based roaster founded by Cristina Talens, who built a career in ethical trad...

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The Bean Shop logo
Perth and Kinross
The Bean Shop

The Bean Shop was founded in 2003 by John and Lorna Bruce on George Street in Perth, Scotland, and has been roasting and...

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