Where the kitchens are waiting
Catering-type premises (restaurants and cafés, takeaways, pubs and bars, other catering, mobile caterers) awaiting inspection. FSA open data fetched 19 Oct 2026; each council’s extract date shown. Mostly backlog.
| Council | Catering premises awaiting | Extract date |
|---|
| Glasgow City | 1,403 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Highland | 1,221 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Birmingham | 1,192 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Leeds | 990 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Liverpool | 914 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Manchester | 883 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Coventry | 486 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| Bristol | 454 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Fife | 442 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| North Yorkshire | 385 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Camden | 384 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| West Northamptonshire | 357 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Ealing | 347 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Edinburgh (City of) | 335 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Cardiff | 323 | 17 Oct 2026 |
Top 15 of 363. Every council: national backlog table.
Preview councils with sample rows
Premises with a published postcode only, from NFL Larder’s council summaries.
Sample rows
Real FHRS data. Limited-company and trade-style names only, postcode district only. All EARLIER FIND: already on the register when we first looked on 18 Oct 2026.
| Business | Type | Council · area | Our date | Official |
|---|
| PICK A MEAL LTD | Takeaway / sandwich shop | Bristol · BS13 | Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026 | FSA page |
| Taco Picante Ltd | Mobile caterer | Bristol · BS2 | Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026 | FSA page |
| Opera North Trading Ltd | Restaurant / café | Leeds · LS1 | Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026 | FSA page |
| Viet Tasty Limited | Restaurant / café | Leeds · LS1 | Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026 | FSA page |
| NB Catering Consultants LTD | Mobile caterer | Manchester · M1 | Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026 | FSA page |
| Food Heaven MCR LTD t/a Burger Boi | Takeaway / sandwich shop | Manchester · M1 | Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026 | FSA page |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data as at council extracts dated 15 to 16 Oct 2026. Not endorsed by the FSA.
Why it fits
- Food premises are expected to keep pests out and show how. Inspectors look.
- A new owner with nothing in place has a real gap, and usually some nerves.
- Work by postcode district and you can plan a sensible route.
Honest limits
- We can't see who already has a contract. Treat each row as a conversation starter, not a sure thing.
- Most rows are backlog. We only started watching on 18 Oct 2026, so no weekly “new” figure exists yet.
- Councils publish late or in batches; some home-based businesses have no published postcode and we leave them out.
- No phone numbers, emails, owner names or street addresses. Check TPS before calling (see the PECR and TPS card).
Free sample
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