Helping Hands Cafe

Food hygiene rating 0 / 5 · Urgent improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Helping Hands Cafe scored just 0 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Major improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Urgent improvement necessary

Last inspected on 24 June 2026 by North Northamptonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Helping Hands Cafe, from June 2025 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 3 in 2025 to 0 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Helping Hands Cafe.

Food hygiene rating history for Helping Hands Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
10 June 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
24 June 2026	0 / 5	Urgent improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Helping Hands Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (urgent improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

1 Pebble Lane,
Wellingborough,
NN8 1AS

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Helping Hands Cafe. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Helping Hands Cafe?

Food hygiene at Helping Hands Cafe is inspected by North Northamptonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Helping Hands Cafe

What is Helping Hands Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Helping Hands Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (Urgent improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 24 June 2026.

When was Helping Hands Cafe last inspected?

Helping Hands Cafe was last inspected by North Northamptonshire on 24 June 2026.

Is a 0 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.