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Takeaway and street food companies in the Bradford area

930 takeaway and street food companies have a registered office in the Bradford area (BD postcodes), and 433 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £7,401 in cash and owed £9,812 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Take-away food shops and mobile food stands” (SIC 56103), which also covers food truck or street food stall, sandwich shop, ice cream parlour. Covers companies with a registered office in BD postcodes.

The numbers

Takeaway and street food companies in the Bradford area (BD postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBradfordUK
Registered companies93072,295
Formed in 2025 or 2026433 (47%)39%
Being struck off or in liquidation164 (18%)18%
Typical cash at year end£7,40179 accounts£6,223
Typical amount owed at year end£9,812308 accounts£14,128
Typical number of employees3318 accounts3

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

47% of the 930 takeaway and street food companies in the Bradford area (BD postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 27% of all companies in the Bradford area (BD postcodes). Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 97% of UK industries.

New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

14% of takeaway and street food companies in the Bradford area (BD postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 8.2% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 98% of UK industries.

Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.

the Bradford area (BD postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Takeaway and street food companies are 2.3% of companies registered in the Bradford area (BD postcodes), against 1.3% UK-wide (1.8× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

Takeaway and street food in other places

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