Ark of Hope Foundation food hygiene rating

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 15 April 2025, 14 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: The former Veteran building Within Hanley Park, off Avenue Road, Shelton, ST4 2DU

How it compares in Stoke-On-Trent

In Stoke-On-Trent, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Ark of Hope Foundation sits behind roughly 1,486 nearby businesses. 13% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Stoke-On-Trent

5 out of 5		1,486	78%
4 out of 5		244	13%	← Ark of Hope Foundation
3 out of 5		112	6%
2 out of 5		24	1%
1 out of 5		27	1%
0 out of 5		2	<1%

A further 391 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Very good
• How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Ark of Hope Foundation none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

More food hygiene ratings near here

Ark of Hope Foundation is one of 78 rated food businesses in Shelton. See every hygiene rating in Shelton →

Stoke-On-Trent inspects and rates 2,286 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Stoke-On-Trent →

The official record is held by the council: http://www.stoke.gov.uk