Stocks & Shilling food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 26 March 2025, 15 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: 23 Market Place, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7BS

How it compares in Wyre

That puts Stocks & Shilling among the 564 places in Wyre holding top marks, 63% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Wyre

5 out of 5		564	63%	← Stocks & Shilling
4 out of 5		195	22%
3 out of 5		89	10%
2 out of 5		27	3%
1 out of 5		25	3%
0 out of 5		2	<1%

A further 134 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

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

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 Stocks & Shilling 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

Stocks & Shilling is one of 188 rated food businesses in Poulton-le-Fylde. See every hygiene rating in Poulton-le-Fylde →

Wyre inspects and rates 1,036 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wyre →

The official record is held by the council: https://wyre.gov.uk