Cooksons Butchers

Lancashire

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Cooksons Butchers scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 3 December 2025 by West Lancashire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cooksons Butchers, from March 2019 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 4 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cooksons Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Cooksons Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
20 March 2019	4 / 5	Good
3 December 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Cooksons Butchers in Lancashire has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

84 Sandy Lane,
Skelmersdale,
Lancashire,
WN8 8LQ

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

Who inspects Cooksons Butchers?

Food hygiene at Cooksons Butchers is inspected by West Lancashire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.westlancs.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Cooksons Butchers

What is Cooksons Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Cooksons Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 December 2025.

When was Cooksons Butchers last inspected?

Cooksons Butchers was last inspected by West Lancashire on 3 December 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.