Croydon business news

Business Croydon BID Renewed to 2032: 92.8% of Votes Back It Croydon town centre businesses voted to renew Croydon BID for 2027 to 2032: 92.8% of votes and 97.7% by rateable value in favour, on a 63.9% turnout. 22 October 2026 · 3 min read Business Getting Found on Google: Optisearch Founder, 27, a Finalist Louis Riat-Bonello, 27, built Optisearch to get local firms found online; now he is up for Emerging Leader of the Year, with the winner named on 19 November. 19 October 2026 · 3 min read Business Croydon Illegal Working Fines: Five Businesses, £260,000 Five Croydon businesses are on the Home Office illegal working list with £260,000 in fines, from £80,000 at Surrey Street Market to £40,000 on the High Street. 12 October 2026 · 3 min read Food hygiene Croydon Food Hygiene September 2026: A Zero on South End Chai Kadai on South End was rated 0 in September. Five Croydon premises got a 1, four of them caring premises such as nurseries. 59 of 79 ratings were fives. 3 October 2026 · 8 min read Business Croydon Empty Shop Grants: Half the £10,000 Awards Gone Five Croydon businesses have had £10,000 to reopen empty shops, half of the ten on offer. Who can apply for the rest, and what the shop front grants pay. 27 September 2026 · 5 min read Jobs Croydon Claimant Count Jumps 310 to 16,880 in August Croydon's claimant count rose to 16,880 in August, 6.3% of working-age residents: the sharpest monthly rise since June 2025, with under-25s at a five-year high. 19 September 2026 · 5 min read Purley Purley Pool: Council Says Administration Won't Stall Rebuild Croydon Council says Polaska put its BVI arm into administration as part of a restructuring the council itself required, and the rebuild is unaffected. 17 September 2026 · 5 min read Purley Purley Pool: Developer Polaska in Administration Polaska Assets, the firm behind Purley Pool's approved 220-unit rebuild, entered administration on 6 August, Gazette records show. What happens now. 14 September 2026 · 5 min read Food hygiene Croydon Food Hygiene August 2026: 35 Fives, No Zeros Croydon published 48 new food hygiene ratings in August. 35 were top marks, three scored one out of five, and only two places in the borough now hold a zero. 31 August 2026 · 7 min read Business Zotefoams Croydon: 100 Jobs at Risk in Vietnam Move Zotefoams is consulting on 100-plus redundancies at its Mitcham Road factory as Nike foam moves to Vietnam. The accounts, and the union's case. 22 August 2026 · 5 min read Jobs Croydon Claimant Count 16,835: Under-25s the Only Rise Croydon's claimant count reached 16,835 in July, 6.2% of working-age residents. Under-25s are the only age group above last year. Every ward ranked. 20 August 2026 · 5 min read Crime Croydon Shoplifting Tags: Sussex Trial Cut Theft 58% The independent evaluation of the Sussex scheme Croydon wants to copy found a 58% drop, from eight offenders. Only 12% of Croydon shop thefts reach court. 15 August 2026 · 9 min read Food hygiene Croydon food hygiene ratings, July 2026: a zero on Cherry Orchard Road, three ones, and a Nando's told to improve 69 Croydon food hygiene inspections were rated in July 2026. Rio Lounge on Cherry Orchard Road took the lowest possible zero, three businesses were rated 1, and the Nando's off Purley Way was rated 2. 5 August 2026 · 4 min read