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Takeaway and street food companies in Glasgow

2,257 takeaway and street food companies have a registered office in Glasgow, and 869 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £7,460 in cash and owed £11,595 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.

The numbers

Takeaway and street food companies in Glasgow compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGlasgowUK
Registered companies2,25772,295
Formed in 2025 or 2026869 (39%)39%
Being struck off or in liquidation443 (20%)18%
Typical cash at year end£7,460227 accounts£6,223
Typical amount owed at year end£11,595834 accounts£14,128
Typical number of employees3845 accounts3

What this means if you’re starting one

Glasgow already has more of these businesses than most places

Takeaway and street food companies are 2.9% of companies registered in Glasgow, against 1.3% UK-wide (2.2× the national share).

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

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

17% of takeaway and street food companies in Glasgow are currently being struck off, against 8.9% 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.

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

39% of the 2,257 takeaway and street food companies in Glasgow were formed in 2025–26, against 25% of all companies in Glasgow. 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.

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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.

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