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Food hygiene ratings in North Ayrshire

Scotland · 1,369 registered food establishments · 96% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

37 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 31 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 337 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

129Opened (12m)
145Closed (12m)
1Relisted (12m)
31Takeover (12m)
203Rating changes (12m)
23Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 55 improved 43 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe 5
Awaiting inspection 113
Pass 1,159
Improvement Required 49
Exempt 43

Time to first published rating

158 days median · 232 days average
across 223 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 337 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in North Ayrshire

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-13 Skelmorlie Primary School Pass → Improvement RequiredPA17 5BA

Latest changes in North Ayrshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-09Opened Whole Lot of Good
2026-10-09Opened Treats by Trix
2026-10-09Opened CM International Ltd t/a Companion
2026-10-09Opened Performance GymKA13 6EX
2026-10-09Opened The Douglas HotelKA27 8AW
2026-10-09Opened Allium Coffee
2026-10-09Closed Beith Community SpenceKA15 2BQ
2026-10-09Closed Finnich PantryKA24 5DP

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

Ask the data

How does North Ayrshire's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in North Ayrshire? Which businesses lost their Pass rating in North Ayrshire this year?

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