Mobile caterers: food hygiene ratings across the UK

31,097 registered mobile caterers · 88.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Data updated 2026-07-29

9,069 closed in 12 months → 370 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

9,329 Opened (12m)
9,069 Closed (12m)
718 Relisted (12m)
370 Takeover (12m)
6,474 Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe
3
5
20,850
4
1,880
3
559
2
152
1
142
0
14
Awaiting inspection
5,357
Pass
1,770
Improvement Required
64
Exempt
306

Percentages cover FHRS-rated businesses; Scotland's FHIS scheme (Pass / Improvement Required) is shown in the bars but excluded from the shares.

Time to first published rating

75 days median · 119 days average
across 15,952 newly listed mobile caterers since 2022

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.

Where mobile caterers concentrate

Dorset
431 (1.4%)
Cornwall
423 (1.4%)
Glasgow City
418 (1.3%)
Fife
398 (1.3%)
Somerset
394 (1.3%)
Birmingham
386 (1.2%)
Highland
382 (1.2%)
Leeds
364 (1.2%)
Buckinghamshire
319 (1.0%)
Manchester
275 (0.9%)
Wiltshire
263 (0.8%)
Bristol
262 (0.8%)
Ealing
260 (0.8%)
Bradford
254 (0.8%)

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