Old Spike

Old Spike (also known as Old Spike Roastery) is a speciality coffee roaster based in South London, United Kingdom, that operates as a social enterprise. The company roasts coffee to order and sells whole-bean and ground coffee through its online store, with free UK delivery on orders over £28 (and a stated free UK delivery threshold of £30 on some product pages). Its range spans bestsellers, limited releases and multi-origin bundles, with prices typically starting around £8.50 and rising to about £22 for a Coffee Explorer Bundle. The brand's defining feature is its social mission. Old Spike runs an Employment Programme that provides training, paid placements and support into employment for people experiencing homelessness. The company states that this programme is part of how it runs its business and that every coffee it sells helps make it possible. It reports measurable outcomes for the period January to June 2026: 52 people trained, £13,335 earned in wages, 92% completing a work placement, and 901 hours of paid employment. Old Spike sources coffee through direct relationships and long-standing importers, and states that it pays above the Fairtrade floor on every lot and publishes what it paid in its impact report. Its product line includes single-origin coffees such as Sasini from Kenya, Munchique Los Tigres from Colombia, and a limited-edition Excelsa microlot from South Sudan. The Excelsa release is notable for containing around 25% less caffeine than typical coffee, and £1 from every bag of it goes to Action Against Food Poverty (AAFP). The roastery positions itself around the idea of "Rare coffee. Real Impact." and celebrates ten years of social impact through coffee. It roasts in South London and ships within the UK via Royal Mail Tracked. Old Spike is a private social enterprise rather than a listed company.

Old Spike is a South London coffee roastery that has built its identity around social impact. The company describes itself as celebrating ten years of social impact through coffee, indicating that its mission-driven model has been running for roughly a decade. It operates as a social enterprise, roasting coffee in South London and selling primarily through its online store with UK-wide delivery. From its early days, Old Spike combined speciality coffee roasting with an Employment Programme for people experiencing homelessness. The programme provides training, paid placements and support into employment, and the company frames it as integral to the business rather than a side project: "It is part of how we run our business, and every coffee we sell helps make it possible." For the period January to June 2026, Old Spike reported that 52 people were trained, £13,335 was earned in wages, 92% completed a work placement, and 901 hours of paid employment were generated. On the sourcing side, Old Spike has developed direct relationships with producers and long-standing importers. It states that it pays above the Fairtrade floor on every lot and publishes what it paid in its impact report. Its coffee range has grown to include single-origin offerings from Kenya (Sasini, from the Tinganga Estate in Kiambu County), Colombia (Munchique Los Tigres, from an Indigenous Reserve in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca), and a rare limited-edition Excelsa microlot from Nzara, Western Equatoria, South Sudan. The Excelsa release is positioned as a glimpse at the future of coffee because of the variety's resilience in a changing climate, and it contains around 25% less caffeine than typical coffee; £1 from every bag goes to Action Against Food Poverty. The brand also sells blends and bundles, such as Benedict (Brazil & Nicaragua), Arnhem (Colombia & Uganda), and the Coffee Explorer Bundle, alongside a decaf option, Happy Capybara (Brazil). Old Spike roasts to order, ships via Royal Mail Tracked with free UK delivery over £28 (or £30 on some pages), and offers a replacement guarantee if something is wrong with a bag. Its stated positioning is "Rare coffee. Real Impact."

• Old Spike celebrates ten years of social impact through coffee.

• Reports outcomes for January–June 2026: 52 people trained, £13,335 earned in wages, 92% completed a work placement, 901 hours of paid employment.

• Launches limited-edition Excelsa microlot from South Sudan, with £1 per bag going to Action Against Food Poverty.

Speciality coffee roaster and social enterprise combining rare, ethically sourced coffee with an employment programme for people experiencing homelessness.

• Excelsa (South Sudan)

  A rare, limited-edition Excelsa microlot from Nzara, Western Equatoria, South Sudan, with stout, raisin and herbal notes, honey anaerobic process, and around 25% less caffeine than typical coffee. £1 from every bag goes to Action Against Food Poverty.

• Sasini (Kenya)

  A washed Kenyan coffee from Tinganga Estate in Kiambu County, grown by Sasini, with maple syrup, sweet spices and clementine notes. Varieties include Batian, Ruiru 11, SL28 and SL34.

• Munchique Los Tigres (Colombia)

  A washed coffee from an Indigenous Reserve in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, with orange juice, caramel and camomile notes. Varieties include Colombia, Caturra, Typica and Castillo.

• Benedict

  A blend from Brazil and Nicaragua with milk chocolate, caramel and plum notes.

• Arnhem

  A blend from Colombia and Uganda with black cherries, plums and milk chocolate notes.

• Happy Capybara Decaf

  A decaf coffee from Brazil with milk chocolate, pecan and nutmeg notes.

• Coffee Explorer Bundle

  A multi-origin bundle with new flavours regularly.

1. 1Old Spike Coffee | London Roastery Fighting Homelessnessoldspikeroastery.com
2. 2Sasinioldspikeroastery.com
3. 3Excelsa (South Sudan)oldspikeroastery.com
4. 4Munchique Los Tigresoldspikeroastery.com