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North Star Coffee Roasters, from their own website

North Star Coffee Roasters

United Kingdom · registered office in Leeds · their shop

B CorpFairtradeWomen ledCompostable packagingRecyclable packagingPublishes a transparency report
41coffees listed
38in stock today
£42.00/kgmedian across 18 priced
—too few priced coffees to place them
0traced to a named farm

What we can work out from their listings

Traceability
traced to a country on 31, no origin stated on 10
Origins they name
Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, Timor-Leste, Uganda
Processes they name
anaerobic, honey, natural, washed
Single origin or blend
8 blends, 33 not stated
Decaf
2 in the range

Every figure here is counted from this roaster’s own listings, not from a profile they filled in. We hold no review scores and no verified certifications for any roaster, and we do not collect them. How we count this

How North Star Coffee Roasters compares

18 of North Star Coffee Roasters’s coffees carry a price we can compare, so there is no middle 80% and no position against the catalogue here. Below 20 priced coffees a spread describes one shop’s pricing rather than the market.

How they describe their coffee

Roasters describe North Star Coffee Roasters's coffees as citrus on 65% of them, 2.2 times as often as the catalogue, and chocolate on 29% of them, 43% less often than the catalogue.

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe North Star Coffee Roasters's coffees: 17 of 41 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.
Flavour families in roasters’ notes for North Star Coffee Roasters's coffees, most common first, against the whole catalogue.
FamilyCoffeesShareCatalogue
Caramel and sweet1271%58%
Fruity1165%60%
Citrus1165%29%
Nutty847%28%
Chocolate529%52%
Tea-like212%7%
Winey212%5%
Floral16%15%

Counted from their own listings, not from a profile they filled in. The same figures for the whole market.

Company facts

Registered name
NORTH STAR COFFEE ROASTERS LIMITED
Company number
08545219 the public entry
Status
Active · Private limited company
Registered on
28 May 2013 (about 13 years ago)
Registered office
Unit 10 280 Tong Road, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3BG, England

Often an accountant’s address rather than the roastery, so this is where the company is registered and not necessarily where the coffee is roasted.

From the public company register, matched to this roaster by name and address, and shown only where that match is confirmed — a probable match shows nothing at all. We have not checked these facts ourselves beyond the match; the linked entry is the authority. If this is your business and something here is wrong, correcting the register will correct this page.

What they say about themselves

B Corp

North Star is proud to be a certified B Corporation, part of a global community of businesses committed to using business as a vehicle for… part of a longer passage their page

Fairtrade

“Co-Founder Hols began her career in coffee in 2011 looking at the impact of Fairtrade on coffee communities in Kenya.” their page

Women ledno register to check it against

“Star is proud to be recognised as a Buy Women Built business, celebrating and supporting female-led brands across the UK.” their page

Compostable packagingno register to check it against

“We were the first coffee company in 2022 to introduce home-compostable packaging for our retail coffee bags.” their page

Recyclable packagingno register to check it against

…garcane, alongside compostable inks, valves and seals. For larger bags that still require recyclable plastic for durability and freshness, we operate return and recycling systems through spe… part of a longer passage their page

Publishes a transparency reportno register to check it against

…helping hold us accountable to the standards we set ourselves as a business. Read our Impact Report We believe impact should be measurable, transparent, and constantly evolv… part of a longer passage their page

These are claims this roaster makes on its own website and we have checked none of them. The sourcing and packaging ones are about the business rather than any particular bag, so they are never applied to an individual coffee. The delivery total is the exception: it is quoted on each of their coffees, because what you pay to have a bag sent to you is part of what the bag costs.

Their coffees

41 listed, cheapest per kilo first. The ones with no published price come last, and £42.00/kg is the middle of this range

Brazil

North Star Coffee Roasters

Brazil Montanari

Milk chocolate · hazelnut · tangerine

Brazil, traced to the country

£33.00/kg

13% below similar on their 250 g bag

£33.00 for 1 kg

North Star Coffee Roasters

The Docks House Blend

Milk Chocolate · Hazelnut · Orange

Origin not stated by the roaster

£36.00/kg

16% above similar on their 250 g bag

£36.00 for 1 kg

North Star Coffee Roasters

Astro Explore Blend

red berries · dark chocolate · malted milk biscuits · red apple

Origin not stated by the roaster

£39.00/kg

25% above similar on their 250 g bag

£39.00 for 1 kg

El Salvador

North Star Coffee Roasters

El Salvador Chelazos

plum · brown sugar · blood orange

El Salvador, traced to the country

£39.00/kg

3% above similar on their 250 g bag

£39.00 for 1 kg

Guatemala

North Star Coffee Roasters

Festive Blend

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Guatemala, traced to the country

£39.00/kg

25% above similar on their 250 g bag

£39.00 for 1 kg

Guatemala

North Star Coffee Roasters

Guatemala Finca La Bolsa Washed

Green apple · red berries · almonds

Guatemala, traced to the country

£39.00/kg

3% above similar on their 250 g bag

£39.00 for 1 kg

Brazil

North Star Coffee Roasters

Love Decaf Brazil Montanari CO2

praline · cream · brown sugar · orange

Brazil, traced to the country

£39.00/kg

9% above similar on their 250 g bag

£39.00 for 1 kg

Timor-Leste

North Star Coffee Roasters

Timor-Leste Samoro

Pear · lemon · nougat

Timor-Leste, traced to the country

£39.00/kg

3% above similar on their 250 g bag

£39.00 for 1 kg

Burundi

North Star Coffee Roasters

Burundi Ryamukona Washed

citrus · black tea · shortbread

Burundi, traced to the country

£42.00/kg

17% above similar on their 250 g bag

£42.00 for 1 kg

Peru

North Star Coffee Roasters

Peru Finca Churupampa Churupacha

rooibos tea · red plum · brown sugar

Peru, traced to the country

£42.00/kg

35% above similar on their 250 g bag

£42.00 for 1 kg

Rwanda

North Star Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Ijabo 'Youth Project' Washed

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Rwanda, traced to the country

£42.00/kg

11% above similar on their 250 g bag

£42.00 for 1 kg

Burundi

North Star Coffee Roasters

Burundi Ryamukona Natural

pink lemonade · guava · redcurrant · tropical fruit

Burundi, traced to the country

£45.00/kg

£45.00 for 1 kg

Colombia

North Star Coffee Roasters

Colombia La Colmena

Stone fruit · green apple · caramel

Colombia, traced to the country

£45.00/kg

18% above similar on their 250 g bag

£45.00 for 1 kg

Guatemala

North Star Coffee Roasters

Guatemala La Bolsa Natural

red berries · praline · port

Guatemala, traced to the country

£45.00/kg

18% above similar on their 250 g bag

£45.00 for 1 kg

Mexico

North Star Coffee Roasters

Mexico Sierra Madre

toffee apple · blackberry · roasted almond · milk

Mexico, traced to the country

£45.00/kg

18% above similar on their 250 g bag

£45.00 for 1 kg

Rwanda

North Star Coffee Roasters

Rwanda, Ijabo 'Youth Project' Honey

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Rwanda, traced to the country

£48.00/kg

26% above similar on their 250 g bag

£48.00 for 1 kg

Rwanda

North Star Coffee Roasters

Rwanda Cyato Tropical Punch

pineapple · lime · rum · tropical

Rwanda, traced to the country

£51.00/kg

34% above similar on their 250 g bag

£51.00 for 1 kg

Ethiopia

North Star Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Lalesa Red Honey

floral · peach

Ethiopia, traced to the country

£54.00/kg

42% above similar on their 250 g bag

£54.00 for 1 kg

North Star Coffee Roasters

Astro Explore Blend - 4kg Tins

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Origin not stated by the roaster

Price not usable

Out of stock

North Star Coffee Roasters

Dad Needs A Coffee Babygrow

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Origin not stated by the roaster

Price not usable

North Star Coffee Roasters

Espresso Science

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Origin not stated by the roaster

Price not usable

North Star Coffee Roasters

Mum Needs A Coffee Babygrow

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Origin not stated by the roaster

Price not usable

North Star Coffee Roasters

North Star Intro to Coffee

Tasting notes not stated by the roaster

Origin not stated by the roaster

Price not usable