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Can we set up a company tab or credit account for our team?

A staff or company tab in our cafés and for office catering: monthly VAT invoice, 14-day direct debit and 5% off food, drink and retail coffee. No priority ordering; perk rules are set by the company.

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Coffeeangel’s Corporate Credit Account (CCA) lets your team order in one of our cafés, or through office catering, and put the spend on your company account. We invoice you monthly.

You may know this as a staff tab, a company tab, a café tab or an office account. It is the same thing: your people order, we bill the company and nobody pays at the counter.


Key features

  • A tab in one of our cafés, office catering, or both.

  • No payment at the counter. Your team give the company name at the till.

  • 5% off food, drink and retail coffee, applied to the account at the end of each month. Hardware and brewing tools are not included.

  • Monthly VAT invoice, paid by direct debit 14 days after issue.

  • An agreed monthly ceiling on the account, so spend cannot run past a figure you have set with us.

  • Monthly statement, with a transaction breakdown on request.

  • Secure, GDPR-compliant account management.


Where you can use it

Each account is set up for one or more named cafés, for office catering, or for both. Tell us which when you apply. Any of our ten cafés can host an account:

  • HQ | Trinity Street, Dublin 2

  • SAS | South Anne Street, Dublin 2

  • TCD | Trinity College, Leinster Street South, Dublin 2

  • MRO | Merrion Row, Dublin 2

  • MSL | Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2

  • PSL | Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2

  • HSU | Hatch Street Upper, Styne House, Dublin 2

  • IFSC | The Exchange Building, George’s Dock, Dublin 1

  • SBR | Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4

  • MON | Market Road, Monaghan

Addresses and opening hours for each are in Where are our cafés?


How ordering works in our cafés

  • Your team order at the till, the same as every other customer. They give the company name and we put the order on the account.

  • There is no priority ordering and no separate queue. An account is a way to pay, not a way to be served first. At busy times your team wait like everyone else.

  • We cannot take advance orders at the till. If you want drinks and food ready at a set time, or for a group arriving together, that is office catering.

  • If you have a large team, it is worth spreading visits rather than sending everyone in the same fifteen minutes.


What we can and cannot manage for you

An account is a payment arrangement. Who uses it, and the rules of your perk, are yours to set and to manage. Please read this section before you announce the perk to your team.

  • We hold no list of your employees. Anyone who gives the company name at the till can charge to the account. We have no way of knowing whether you have authorised that person, so please share the account name only with the people you are happy to have use it.

  • We can ask for company ID before putting an order on the account, if you tell us in advance. That shows us somebody works for you. It does not tell us whether you have authorised that particular person, or whether they have since left.

  • We cannot tell you who placed an order, and we cannot withdraw one person’s access. The account records what was bought and when, not by whom.

  • We cannot enforce time windows, daily or per-person spend limits, item restrictions or how often somebody visits. Our team at the till take the order and put it on the account.

  • We do not monitor or police individual spend. Please set your own guidelines and share them with your team.

  • For office catering, the cut-off times are yours to meet: orders by 3pm the previous working day, and at least two working days for orders over €250 or for custom requests. We cannot accept or hold an order that misses the cut-off.

  • What we can do is cap the account. An agreed monthly ceiling stops further spend once it is reached, and the monthly statement, with a transaction breakdown on request, is how you keep track. Individual receipts can be printed or emailed at the time of order.


If you want per-person control

An account is a single pot and cannot be divided. If you would rather each person had their own allowance, the alternative is a set of Café Gift Cards instead of a tab.

  • We issue the cards to your company, loaded with whatever you choose. They are reloadable, so you can top them up.

  • Each card carries its own code and its own balance, so you can hand one to each person and see what each card has spent.

  • The record of who holds which card is yours. We issue cards to the company, not to named individuals, and we have no way of knowing which card belongs to whom. Keeping that list, and keeping it current when people join or leave, is an internal process for you.

  • Cards are prepaid, so there is no invoice and nothing to dispute later.

Email shop@coffeeangel.com if you would like to look at this rather than an account.


Office catering on the account

Place catering orders through the Catering portal and select Credit Account as your payment method. Delivery is Monday to Friday in 15-minute slots between 8am and 1.45pm to Dublin 1, 2 and 4, with a €30 minimum for delivery. Collection from any café has no minimum. Full detail is in Office Catering at Coffeeangel.


Billing and payment

  • Monthly invoicing: at month end you receive a detailed invoice and statement with a full VAT breakdown. The 5% discount is applied at this point.

  • Direct debit: set up a secure GoCardless direct debit. Payment is collected 14 days after the invoice is issued.

  • Monthly ceiling: we agree a figure with you when the account is opened and set it on the account. Once it is reached, further orders cannot go on the account until the next month. Tell us if you would like it changed.

  • Receipts: individual receipts can be printed or emailed on request at the time of order.

  • Reporting: monthly statements help you monitor usage. Transaction breakdowns are available on request.


Loyalty points

Loyalty points are neither earned nor redeemed on a Corporate Credit Account. The 5% discount applied to the account at the end of each month is the account benefit instead. On standard payment, café loyalty points are earned on food, drink and retail coffee only. Hardware and brewing tools do not earn points.


Frequently asked questions

Can we set up a tab for our staff at one café only?

Yes. Name the café when you apply. Most accounts are set up for the café nearest the office.

Can our team order ahead, or be served before other customers?

No. Account orders are placed at the till like any other order, with no priority and no separate queue. If you need drinks and food ready at a set time, or for a group arriving together, use office catering.

Can you remove an employee from our account, or stop someone using it?

No, and this is the most important thing to understand before you announce the perk. We hold no list of your employees, so there is nothing on our side to add to or remove from. Anyone who gives the company name at the till can charge to the account, and our café teams have no way of knowing whether you have authorised that person or whether they have since left.

If you want per-person control, use Café Gift Cards instead of a tab — one card each, with your own record of who holds which. See If you want per-person control above.

Can you tell us who spent what?

Not on an account. The account records what was bought and when, not by whom. If you need spend broken down by person, Café Gift Cards are the way to do it: each card has its own code and balance, and you keep the list of who holds which card. We do not hold that list and cannot tell you which card belongs to whom.

Can you stop people ordering outside the hours we have agreed, or over a set amount?

No. Our café teams cannot enforce time windows, per-person spend limits, item restrictions or visit frequency. The one check we can make is asking for company ID, if you ask us in advance, and that only shows that somebody works for you. Everything else is for you to set and communicate to your team. What we can do is cap the account as a whole with an agreed monthly ceiling.

Do you check employee ID before adding an order to our account?

Only if you ask us to. If you want our team to ask for staff ID before putting an order on your account, tell us in advance and we will. Please be clear on what that check does and does not do: it shows that the person appears to work for your company. It does not confirm that you have authorised them to use the account.

Can I use the account for both café and catering orders?

Yes. Your account can be set up for café tabs, office catering or both. Please specify your needs during setup.

What does the 5% discount cover?

Food, drink and retail coffee. Hardware and brewing tools – grinders, brewers, kettles and scales – are not included. The discount is applied to the account at the end of each month.

Can our team still collect loyalty points when paying on the account?

No. Loyalty points are neither earned nor redeemed on a Corporate Credit Account. The 5% discount applied at the end of each month is the account benefit instead.

Can I set spending limits for individual employees?

Not on an account. We can set an agreed monthly ceiling on the account as a whole, which stops further spend once it is reached. For a limit per person, use Café Gift Cards and load each card with the amount you want that person to have.

Will I receive a VAT invoice?

Yes, a detailed VAT invoice is provided monthly.

Is my payment information secure?

Yes. All direct debits are processed securely via GoCardless and your data is handled in compliance with GDPR.

Can I get receipts for individual transactions?

Yes, please request a printed or emailed receipt at the time of ordering.


How to get started

  1. Email shop@coffeeangel.com with your company details, the café or cafés you want the account set up for, the monthly ceiling you have in mind, and whether you would like us to ask for company ID.

  2. We will review your application and confirm eligibility.

  3. Set up your GoCardless direct debit securely using the link below.

  4. Start using the account.

To securely set up and authorise your monthly GoCardless direct debit with Coffeeangel, please click below.


If you have any questions or wish to proceed, please contact shop@coffeeangel.com and our team will respond promptly.

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