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Operator licences in Darwen

30 companies and organisations hold 30 operator licences with an operating centre in Darwen, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators
30
Company licences
30
Vehicles authorised
550
Sole trader or partnership
9 counted only

Darwen at a glance

  • Licence types: 1 Standard International, 12 Standard National and 17 Restricted.
  • All 30 are goods vehicle licences; none is for buses or coaches.
  • 18 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 3 authorise more than 50.
  • Company licences here authorise 18.3 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
  • The largest operator, Ceva Logistics Ltd, holds 19% of the vehicles authorised in Darwen.

Largest operators in Darwen

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

  1. Ceva Logistics Ltd103 vehicles
  2. Senator International Ltd80 vehicles
  3. John Lewis PLC75 vehicles
  4. Monks Contractors Ltd50 vehicles
  5. Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Ltd46 vehicles
  6. Bestway Northern Ltd42 vehicles
  7. Multevo Limited33 vehicles
  8. Kenley Warehousing and Distribution Ltd25 vehicles
  9. Frank Barnes (Darwen) Ltd21 vehicles
  10. J R Holden (Haulage) Darwen Ltd14 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in DarwenLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags
Operator licences in Darwen, by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicenceTypePostcode districtVehiclesStatus
SNCeva Logistics LtdOC0239708Standard NationalBB3103Valid
SNSenator International LtdOC0242919Standard NationalBB380Valid
SNJohn Lewis PLCOC0222485Standard NationalBB375Valid
SNMonks Contractors LtdOC1053583Standard NationalBB350Valid
RHowarth Timber & Building Supplies LtdOC0293206RestrictedBB346Valid
SNBestway Northern LtdOC0286631Standard NationalBB342Valid
SNMultevo LimitedOC1108912Standard NationalBB333Valid
SNKenley Warehousing and Distribution LtdOC0261087Standard NationalBB325Valid
SIFrank Barnes (Darwen) LtdOC0051353Standard InternationalBB321Curtailed
SNJ R Holden (Haulage) Darwen LtdOC0241931Standard NationalBB314Valid
SNEdmund Proctor LtdOC0008935Standard NationalBB37Valid
RWec Group LimitedOC0291829RestrictedBB37Valid
RHorizon Foam Holdings LtdOC1134665RestrictedBB35Valid
RPerspex Distribution LimitedOC2017487RestrictedBB35Valid
RPunjab Paper Converters LtdOC0295469RestrictedBB34Valid
RWalsh & Dearden Exports LtdOC0297166RestrictedBB34Valid
RG F W LimitedOC1090620RestrictedBB34Valid
SNZ A K Transport LimitedOC2068964Standard NationalBB34Valid
RPeter Benson (Plywood) LtdOC0251601RestrictedBB33Valid
RNorthern Box & Packaging Co LtdOC0237936RestrictedBB32Valid
RPendle Doors LtdOC0294460RestrictedBB32Valid
SNCraven Services (North West) LtdOC0296007Standard NationalBB32Valid
RJ & A Kay LtdOC1072878RestrictedBB32Valid
RRusskell Upholstery LtdOC1135380RestrictedBB32Valid
RDarwen Pallets LtdOC2013102RestrictedBB32Valid
RAveita LtdOC2074153RestrictedBB32Valid
RCanopies UK LtdOC0292571RestrictedBB31Valid
RBowland Trading LtdOC2016329RestrictedBB31Valid
SNMercury Vehicle Deliveries LimitedOC2061239Standard NationalBB31Valid
RLcc Scaffolding LtdOC2090379RestrictedBB31Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 30 company licences in Darwen authorise 4 vehicles or fewer, and 60% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Darwen
  1. 1 vehicle:4 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:7 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:7 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:2 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:3 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:4 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:2 licences
  8. 100+ vehicles:1 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . How we read it

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