Catering businesses: food hygiene ratings across the UK

76,398 registered catering businesses · 89.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12

19,592 closed in 12 months → 761 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

21,329Opened (12m)

19,592Closed (12m)

1,836Relisted (12m)

761Takeover (12m)

15,119Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 5

Pass and Eat Safe 25

5 50,428

4 4,530

3 1,032

2 247

1 261

0 28

Awaiting inspection 11,356

Pass 4,669

Improvement Required 254

Exempt 3,563

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

78 days median · 125 days average
across 33,323 newly listed catering businesses 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 catering businesses concentrate

Birmingham 1,778 (2.3%)

Highland 1,545 (2.0%)

Somerset 1,166 (1.5%)

Fife 1,040 (1.4%)

Dorset 975 (1.3%)

Leeds 939 (1.2%)

Cheshire East 849 (1.1%)

Buckinghamshire 790 (1.0%)

Manchester 772 (1.0%)

North Northamptonshire 765 (1.0%)

Kirklees 720 (0.9%)

North Yorkshire 659 (0.9%)

Cardiff 608 (0.8%)

Milton Keynes 603 (0.8%)

Medway 581 (0.8%)

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