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Independent index of the FSA register

Approved meat plants in the UK, plant by plant

Every slaughterhouse, cutting plant, game handler and meat processor holding an approval number in England, Wales and Northern Ireland — with what each approval covers, where it is and since when.

2,307approved plants
220slaughterhouses
802cutting plants
329councils
Plants by regiontap a tile
NE71NW299YH241EM180WM273EE207LDN356SE175SW249WAL128NI124IOM2JER2
Schematic map: one tile per region or Crown Dependency, shade = number of approved meat plants.
what the approvals cover

Activities

One plant can hold several approvals — a cutting plant often also minces, prepares and stores meat. Counts below are plants holding each approval.

All activities
SlaughterhousesPlants approved to slaughter animals and dress carcasses, under veterinary control by the FSA.220Cutting plantsSites that bone and cut fresh carcass meat — red meat, poultry or game — into joints and portions.802Game handling establishmentsApproved premises where wild game is received after the shoot, inspected and prepared for sale.50Minced meat establishmentsPlants approved to produce mince from fresh meat, with temperature and raw-material limits.713Meat preparation establishmentsSausages, burgers, marinated and seasoned fresh meat that has not been fully processed.1,028Mechanically separated meatPlants approved to recover meat from bones by mechanical means (MSM).22Meat product plantsCured, cooked, smoked, dried or otherwise processed meat — from bacon and pies to ready meals.1,411Animal by-product processorsRendered fats and greaves, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, gelatine and collagen.130Cold storesApproved stores that keep meat chilled or frozen; many also hold other approvals on the same site.813Re-wrapping and re-packagingSites approved to unwrap and re-pack meat that was produced at another approved plant.576
new on the register

Plants that joined the list recently

Establishments that first appear in the 2025 or 2026 lists of approved premises.

Year by year
PlantApprovalTownRegionActivitiesListed
ACS Meat Ltd2949LondonLondonCPMMCSRW2026
AMS WholesaleSI 022Stoke on TrentWest MidlandsMP2026
AYK Meats LtdAX 092CreweNorth WestMMMPPPCSRW2026
Abbey Cheese Company LtdBY 028Leighton BuzzardEast of EnglandMMPPCS2026
Acropolis Street Food (Catering) LtdNZ 217Newcastle Upon TyneNorth EastMPPP2026
Al Madina Halal Meat & Poultry Limited2961CoventryWest MidlandsCPCS2026
Alterytis HR LtdRO 050ManchesterNorth WestPP2026
AndreFB 175LondonLondonMPPP2026
Asaga Noodle Bar LimitedTJ 025CwmbranWalesPP2026
Atlas Doner Co Ltd2965LondonLondonCPMMMPCSRW2026
B Raj & Sons Wholesale Meat Ltd2939West MidlandsWest MidlandsCPCS2026
Bab Haus MexIN 015CaerphillyWalesMP2026

Councils with the most plants

All councils
Birmingham79Cornwall59Brent (London)54Ealing (London)48Bradford47Enfield (London)34Bolton31Shropshire26Haringey (London)26Leicester22

Species on slaughter and game approvals

By species
Cattle211Sheep170Goats117Pigs171Poultry104Horses5Deer and wild boar38Wild game birds30Wild rabbits and hares27Other wild land mammals8

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Source: FSA list of approved food establishments, as at 1 October 2026Open Government Licence v3.0