Approved game handling establishments
79 establishments have appeared on the register as a game handling establishment since January 2020 — the 13th most common of the 20 approved activities. 45 are still there.
79ever on the register
45still there
2competent authorities
0.8%share of the register
What this approval covers
Section IV — wild game is prepared here. An establishment carrying out this activity on products of animal origin must be approved under Regulation (EC) 853/2004, and must apply an identification mark — the oval — carrying its approval number.
One establishment, several activities. A third of the register holds more than one approval, so this page overlaps with the others by design. The number in the oval identifies the establishment, not the activity.
Which authorities approve game handling establishments
| Competent authority | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food Standards Agency | 62 | 78.5% |
| Food Standards Scotland | 17 | 21.5% |
Approved game handling establishments
| Establishment | Approval number | Town | Approved by | On the register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A and C Hodgson | 2842 | Godshill | Food Standards Agency | Until September 2023 |
| AGHE of IOW Deer Park | 2899 | Isle of Wight | Food Standards Agency | Until July 2025 |
| Abercorn Estates | 9132 | Newtownstewart | Food Standards Agency | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Artisanbyrobert | 2820 | Hook | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Avonvogie Enterprises Ltd | 1735 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| BELLS FISHMONGERS LIMITED | 4481 | Carlisle | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Ben Rigby Game Ltd | 5430 | Maldon | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| C H & E I Bambridge & Sons Ltd | 5461 | Thetford | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| C SNELL WHOLESALE | 8191 | Chard | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| C and S Meats Limited | 8354 | Sherbourne | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| CELTIC FISH & GAME | 8391 | St Ives | Food Standards Agency | Until September 2021 |
| Canup Ltd t/a Balmoral Estate | 1718 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Until September 2020 |
| Carrick Game | 2840 | Milfield | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Cartmel Valley Game Suppliers Limited | 4837 | Nr Grange-Over-Sands | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Chanctonbury Game Limited | 6368 | Pulborough | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Charmaine Bain and John Andrew Bain (t\a Aberdeenshire Larder Ltd) | 1685 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Chef's Farms Ltd | 2920 | Petworth | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Cig Calon Cymru | 7198 | Llanelli | Food Standards Agency | Until December 2024 |
| Curtis Pitts Deer Services Ltd | 2876 | Cullompton | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| D H Game Ltd | 6204 | Warnford | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| David Killoh Meat Co. Ltd | 1742 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Deer Box Ltd | 2813 | Wiltshire | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Dovecote Park Ltd | 2045 | Pontefract | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Downfield Limited | 1201 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| EAST HILL PRIDE | 8101 | Ottery St Mary | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Edgewater Foods Ltd | ZT 004 FE | Dungannon | Food Standards Agency | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Everleigh Farm Shop Ltd | 8389 | Marlborough | Food Standards Agency | Until May 2021 |
| Field to Fork Game Ltd | 2755 | York | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Furness Fish & Game Ltd | 4842 | Grange-over-Sands | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| H G Blake (Costessey) Ltd | 5207 | Norwich | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| H M Venison Ltd | 2762 | Barnsley | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| HV Graves | 2256 | Briston | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Hampshire Game Ltd | 8297 | Andover | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Hetton Management Services | 2838 | Alnwick | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Highland Game Limited | 1178 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Hill Ash Game and Meat | 2725 | Petersfield | Food Standards Agency | Until March 2024 |
| Hubertus Game Ltd | 1701 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| J W Mettrick & Son Ltd | 4322 | Glossop | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| JOHNSON & SWARBRICK GOOSNARGH LTD | 4574 | Preston | Food Standards Agency | Until October 2023 |
| Joe Simpson (T/A F Simpson and Son) | 1077 | Bishop Auckland | Food Standards Agency | Until July 2024 |
| John C Mitchell & Margaret Mitchell T/A J C Mitchell Poultry & Game Dealers | 1728 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Until September 2020 |
| John Morrison t/a Lochmaddy Slaughterhouse | 1686 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Kezie Ltd | 1647 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| L & A DENT (GAME DEALERS) LIMITED | 2440 | Leyburn | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| L Wood & Sons | 2291 | Huddersfield | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| La Chasse Limited | 2942 | Gillingham | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Lancashire Game Limited | 2935 | Preston | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Lincolnshire Game Ltd | 2595 | Boston | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Lochaber Game Services Ltd | 1731 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Until September 2020 |
| M C Kelly Limited | 8004 | Crediton | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Manifold Valley Meats | 2670 | Leek | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| McIntyre Meats Ltd | 2438 | Leyburn | Food Standards Agency | Until May 2024 |
| Medstead Meats Ltd | 6360 | Hampshire | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Mull Slaughterhouse Ltd | 1585 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Newhouse Game | 2384 | Southampton | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| OX CLOSE FINE FOODS | 2470 | Wetherby | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Oakland Park | 2887 | Hermitage | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| PETER BODDY LICENSED SLAUGHTERERS AND GAME DEALERS | 2163 | Todmorden | Food Standards Agency | Until January 2021 |
| Peter Coates (Alrewas) Limited | 4242 | Burton-on-Trent | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Peterborough Game Company Ltd | 5500 | Bourne | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Richard Carmichael (T/A Carmichael Estate Farm Meats) | 1641 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Richard Pickup and Celia Pickup T/A Craigadam Country Larder | 1699 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| Robert Ashcroft Game | 5511 | Maldon | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Robert Hawker Venison Limited | 2524 | Cullompton | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Robinson Wild Foods Ltd | 2723 | Cirencester | Food Standards Agency | Until November 2021 |
| Roger's Natural Foods | 2281 | Fairford | Food Standards Agency | Until June 2026 |
| Simpson Game Ltd | 1190 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| South Downs Venison and Game Ltd | 2298 | Petworth | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Sporting Estates Game Ltd | 2751 | Boston | Food Standards Agency | Until December 2025 |
| The Ardgay Game Factory Ltd | 1184 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Out of scope since 2022 |
| The Links Game Preparation Unit | 2880 | Seahouses | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Turner's Game | 2548 | Canterbury | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Vicars Game Limited | 6344 | Newbury | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| W JAMES | 4295 | Stoke on Trent | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| WALKER'S GAME | 5497 | Louth | Food Standards Agency | Until July 2023 |
| Westcountry Premium Venison Ltd | 2761 | Launceston | Food Standards Agency | Until March 2025 |
| Wild Deer Game Ltd | 1215 | — | Food Standards Scotland | Until September 2020 |
| Willo Game Ltd | 4723 | Bishops Castle | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Wiltshire Game Ltd | 8392 | Salisbury | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
Other approved activities
- Fresh fishery products plant — 514
- Shellfish dispatch centre — 356
- Slaughterhouse — 318
- Shellfish purification centre — 147
- Factory vessel — 89
- Collection centre — 39
- Mechanically separated meat establishment — 32
- Liquid egg plant — 28
- Freezer vessel — 26
- Wholesale market — 23
Checking a supplier before you buy?
79 establishments are listed on this page. Being on the register is the legal minimum to place products of animal origin on the market — it is not a recommendation, and this site makes none. Tell us what you are sourcing and we will put the enquiry in front of establishments that are on the register. We are not brokers, we hold no stock, and we take no commission.