Take-away food shops and mobile food stands: UK companies
72,614 live UK companies list take-away food shops and mobile food stands as their main trade, or 1.3% of the register. It ranks 9th among the 60 trades we cover. 15,654 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,013 still live from 2015. 12,197 (16.8%) 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 | 431 |
| 2013 | 555 |
| 2014 | 768 |
| 2015 | 1,013 |
| 2016 | 1,356 |
| 2017 | 2,025 |
| 2018 | 2,964 |
| 2019 | 4,601 |
| 2020 | 3,160 |
| 2021 | 3,434 |
| 2022 | 4,058 |
| 2023 | 6,553 |
| 2024 | 9,449 |
| 2025 | 15,654 |
| 2026 | 14,805 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- A.t.marsdenFormed 1946
- Huckleberry'sFormed 1951
- Coach Caterers (southern)Formed 1958
- Noel JohnsFormed 1958
- Langlands Fish FryersFormed 1961
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 56103) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.