Mobile caterers: food hygiene ratings across the UK

31,327 registered mobile caterers · 88.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12

9,116 closed in 12 months → 358 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

9,339Opened (12m)

9,116Closed (12m)

747Relisted (12m)

358Takeover (12m)

6,581Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 1

Pass and Eat Safe 3

5 21,232

4 1,890

3 568

2 156

1 153

0 14

Awaiting inspection 5,178

Pass 1,780

Improvement Required 53

Exempt 299

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

73 days median · 121 days average
across 16,990 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

Birmingham 451 (1.4%)

Cornwall 441 (1.4%)

Dorset 430 (1.4%)

Glasgow City 425 (1.4%)

Fife 403 (1.3%)

Somerset 401 (1.3%)

Highland 377 (1.2%)

Leeds 377 (1.2%)

Buckinghamshire 309 (1.0%)

West Northamptonshire 280 (0.9%)

Manchester 277 (0.9%)

Wiltshire 276 (0.9%)

Ealing 272 (0.9%)

Bristol 266 (0.8%)

North Yorkshire 244 (0.8%)

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