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Take-away Food Shops Businesses in Dorset

Explore the Dorset's Take-away Food Shops sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

51
Businesses
89.5%
Active
8.3 yrs
Avg company age
BOURNEMOUTH
Top Location · 23
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

5.9% of take-away food shops survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Take-away food shops, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 56103 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Take-away food shops. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 8.3 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Take-away food shops by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      SANTIO LIMITED
      Chelmsford
      £308.4m
      £17.7m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Take-away food shops businesses registered in each location.

      01Bournemouth2345.1% of sector
      02Swanage1223.5% of sector
      03Wimborne1223.5% of sector
      04Chelmsford12% of sector
      05Ferndown12% of sector

      Towns in Dorset

      Drill down further - view Take-away food shops business data for individual towns within this county.