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Take-away Food Shops Businesses in UK

Explore the UK'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.

61,914
Businesses
84.7%
Active
6.2 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 7,934
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

1.6% of take-away food shops survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. This is a young industry's graveyard as much as its nursery.

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: 6.2 YRS

      Key companies

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

      Where they are: top locations

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

      01London7,93412.8% of sector
      02Birmingham2,3493.8% of sector
      03Glasgow1,8873% of sector
      04Manchester1,7622.8% of sector
      05Liverpool9001.5% of sector