Other food services: UK companies
19,612 live UK companies list other food services as their main trade, or 0.3% of the register. It ranks 50th among the 60 trades we cover. 2,607 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 687 still live from 2015. 2,633 (13.4%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 376 |
| 2013 | 475 |
| 2014 | 552 |
| 2015 | 687 |
| 2016 | 714 |
| 2017 | 840 |
| 2018 | 1,034 |
| 2019 | 1,187 |
| 2020 | 1,154 |
| 2021 | 1,040 |
| 2022 | 1,045 |
| 2023 | 1,330 |
| 2024 | 1,714 |
| 2025 | 2,607 |
| 2026 | 2,940 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Ymca White RoseFormed 1906
- Mark Williams & SonsFormed 1920
- Beck & ScottFormed 1924
- A. & S. HillmanFormed 1931
- Macewen, Falconer & CompanyFormed 1933
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 56290) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.