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Takeaway and street food companies in Liverpool

1,193 takeaway and street food companies have a registered office in Liverpool, and 594 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £4,828 in cash and owed £8,126 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 Liverpool compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLiverpoolUK
Registered companies1,19372,295
Formed in 2025 or 2026594 (50%)39%
Being struck off or in liquidation253 (21%)18%
Typical cash at year end£4,82887 accounts£6,223
Typical amount owed at year end£8,126348 accounts£14,128
Typical number of employees3351 accounts3

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of your competition will be other newcomers

50% of the 1,193 takeaway and street food companies in Liverpool were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in Liverpool. 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

21% of takeaway and street food companies in Liverpool are currently being struck off, against 9.7% 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.

Liverpool already has more of these businesses than most places

Takeaway and street food companies are 2% of companies registered in Liverpool, against 1.3% UK-wide (1.5× 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.

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