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Operator licences in Harrogate

52 companies and organisations hold 52 operator licences with an operating centre in Harrogate, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

Operators: 52
Company licences: 52
Vehicles authorised: 1,800
Sole trader or partnership: 19 counted only

Harrogate at a glance

Licence types: 8 Standard International, 16 Standard National and 28 Restricted.
4 licences (8%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
28 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 8 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 34.6 vehicles on average, against 12.6 across the North East of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Stark Building Materials UK Limited, holds 35% of the vehicles authorised in Harrogate.

Largest operators in Harrogate

Companies and organisations by vehicles authorised on their licences with a centre in Harrogate.

Stark Building Materials UK Limited635 vehicles
North Yorkshire Council231 vehicles
Booker Ltd184 vehicles
Kelda Transport Management Limited143 vehicles
Alfred Hymas Ltd88 vehicles
Harrogate & District Travel Ltd76 vehicles
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd56 vehicles
Robinsons Group Ltd55 vehicles
Barden Freight Limited42 vehicles
A Q Logistics Limited40 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in HarrogateLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags

Operator licences in Harrogate, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Stark Building Materials UK Limited	OB1006485	Restricted	HG1	635	Valid
North Yorkshire Council	OB0181671	Standard National	HG1	231	Valid
Booker Ltd	OB0227689	Restricted	HG1	184	Valid
Kelda Transport Management Limited	OB2001559	Standard National	HG1	143	Valid
Alfred Hymas Ltd	OB0101157	Standard International	HG3	88	Valid
Harrogate & District Travel Ltd	PB0001746	Standard National (PSV)	HG2	76	Valid
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd	OB0227556	Restricted	HG1	56	Valid
Robinsons Group Ltd	OB0139928	Standard National	HG3	55	Valid
Barden Freight Limited	OB2025215	Standard National	HG5	42	Valid
A Q Logistics Limited	OB1127940	Standard International	HG3	40	Valid
Primaflow Limited	OB2013831	Restricted	HG3	37	Valid
Northern Energy Oil Limited	OB2079517	Standard National	HG3	27	Valid
Hacs Construction Ltd	OB0216488	Standard National	HG3	15	Valid
Fred Greenwood & Son Limited	OB2004310	Standard International	HG3	14	Valid
Gerald G Newis Ltd	OB0101358	Standard National	HG3	12	Valid
G.H.Brooks & Co.(Harrogate)limited	OB0203835	Restricted	HG1	11	Valid
James Wilby Holdings Limited	OB0185004	Standard International	HG3	10	Valid
K F Ridsdale (Yorkshire) Ltd	OB0197700	Standard National	HG3	10	Valid
Beaucare Medical Limited	OB1131110	Restricted	HG2	10	Valid
Bioclad Limited	OB2055166	Restricted	HG3	10	Valid
Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd	OB0218887	Restricted	HG2	8	Valid
Kitching Plant Hire Ltd	OB1105230	Standard National	HG1	8	Valid
Murgatroyd of Harrogate Ltd	PB2022662	Standard International (PSV)	HG3	8	Valid
Blazefield Caravans Ltd	OB0202353	Standard International	HG3	6	Valid
Rocket Removals and Storage Ltd	OB2000863	Standard International	HG3	5	Valid
Sam Cryer Ltd	OB0184633	Restricted	HG3	4	Valid
Nidderdale Poultry Products Ltd	OB0189129	Restricted	HG3	4	Valid
Andrew Atkinson Haulage Ltd	OB0225281	Standard National	HG3	4	Valid
Exhibition Display Contracts Ltd	OB0225669	Restricted	HG2	4	Valid
Wgc Landscapes Limited	OB1026540	Restricted	HG3	4	Valid
Energyline Ltd	OB1116815	Restricted	HG3	4	Valid
Cockburn Farms Ltd	OB2024459	Standard National	HG3	4	Valid
Premier Scaffolding (Harrogate) Limited	OB2010639	Restricted	HG2	3	Valid
Independent Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd	OB0204537	Restricted	HG1	2	Valid
Metalwash Limited	OB0224754	Standard National	HG1	2	Valid
Towers Harrogate Ltd	OB1063614	Standard National	HG3	2	Valid
Nidd Valley Stone Ltd	OB1084171	Restricted	HG3	2	Valid
Jms Construction Limited	OB2034032	Restricted	HG3	2	Valid
Carlingo Ltd	OB2051786	Restricted	HG3	2	Valid
R.S. Church (Plant Hire) Limited	OB2082976	Restricted	HG3	2	Valid
Harrogate Preparatory School Limited	PB2022686	Restricted (PSV)	HG1	2	Valid
The Ranch Harrogate Ltd	PB2037563	Standard International (PSV)	HG3	2	Valid
Emsley Crane Hire Ltd	OB0227537	Restricted	HG1	1	Valid
Carl Driver Limited	OB1118252	Standard National	HG3	1	Valid
G C Motors Ltd	OB1119226	Restricted	HG1	1	Valid
Clifford Bartle Haulage Ltd	OB1121216	Standard National	HG3	1	Valid
Whitewood Construction Ltd	OB2035537	Restricted	HG3	1	Valid
Moor and Valley Ltd	OB2050160	Restricted	HG3	1	Valid
Funtime Audio Visual Ltd	OB2057174	Restricted	HG2	1	Valid
Harrogate Access Platforms Limited	OB2057857	Restricted	HG3	1	Valid
Marlyn Metalcraft Limited	OB2059007	Restricted	HG1	1	Valid
P R Park Limited	OB2070772	Restricted	HG3	1	Valid

19 sole trader or partnership licences also have a centre here. We count them but do not list them.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 52 company licences in Harrogate authorise 4 vehicles or fewer, and 54% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Harrogate

1 vehicle:10 licences
2 vehicles:9 licences
3–5 vehicles:9 licences
6–10 vehicles:8 licences
11–25 vehicles:4 licences
26–50 vehicles:4 licences
51–100 vehicles:4 licences
100+ vehicles:4 licences

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DVSA file 7 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. DVSA publishes the file weekly at best; this is the newest file we hold. How we read it

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