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Operator licences in Kendal

59 companies and organisations hold 60 operator licences with an operating centre in Kendal, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 59
Company licences: 60
Vehicles authorised: 2,455
Sole trader or partnership: 22 counted only

Kendal at a glance

Licence types: 10 Standard International, 21 Standard National and 29 Restricted.
3 licences (5%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
29 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 10 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 40.9 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Stagecoach (North West) Limited, holds 20% of the vehicles authorised in Kendal.

Largest operators in Kendal

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

Stagecoach (North West) Limited500 vehicles
Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited478 vehicles
Openreach Limited189 vehicles
Westmorland and Furness Council158 vehicles
Elis UK Limited131 vehicles
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd120 vehicles
Breedon Trading Limited85 vehicles
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd75 vehicles
Network Plus Services Ltd75 vehicles
Creamline Dairies Ltd68 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Kendal, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Stagecoach (North West) Limited	PC0002407	Standard International (PSV)	LA9	500	Valid
Xpo Transport Solutions UK Limited	OC1085352	Standard International	LA9	478	Valid
Openreach Limited	OC2092136	Restricted	LA9	189	Valid
Westmorland and Furness Council	OC2063142	Standard National	LA9	158	Valid
Elis UK Limited	OC2017218	Restricted	LA9	131	Valid
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd	OC0290185	Standard National	LA9	120	Valid
Breedon Trading Limited	OC2000781	Standard National	LA8	85	Valid
Network Plus Services Ltd	OC0295657	Standard National	LA9	75	Valid
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd	OC1029170	Restricted	LA9	75	Valid
Creamline Dairies Ltd	OC0290422	Restricted	LA9	68	Valid
Monks Contractors Ltd	OC1053583	Standard National	LA9	50	Valid
J T Atkinson & Sons Limited	OC0262818	Restricted	LA9	47	Valid
Sapphire Utility Solutions Ltd	OC1137186	Standard National	LA9	47	Valid
Wilson of Kendal Limited	OC1119644	Standard International	LA8	43	Valid
Wolseley UK Limited	OC0285917	Standard National	LA9	42	Valid
L.& W.Wilson(Endmoor)limited	OC0255058	Standard National	LA8	36	Valid
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited	OC2013074	Restricted	LA9	26	Valid
Grosvenor House Papers Ltd	OC0284991	Standard National	LA9	24	Valid
W McClure Ltd	OC0253799	Restricted	LA9	23	Curtailed
Lakeland Commercials Limited	OC0282166	Standard International	LA9	21	Valid
Bethell Construction Limited	OC0000336	Standard National	LA9	20	Valid
Cannons (Transport) Ltd	OC0258984	Standard National	LA8	20	Curtailed
Lakeland Commercials Limited	PC0003576	Standard National (PSV)	LA9	20	Valid
Thomas Graham & Sons Limited	OC0253235	Standard National	LA9	15	Valid
Environment Agency	OC0271516	Standard National	LA8	15	Valid
Metcalfe Brothers Ltd	OC1064221	Standard National	LA9	12	Valid
Andrew Porter Holdings Ltd	OC1088414	Standard International	LA9	10	Valid
Cumbria Kendal Scaffolding Limited	OC2002544	Restricted	LA9	8	Valid
Anord Mardix (UK) Limited	OC0271993	Restricted	LA9	7	Valid
E R S Distribution Ltd	OC2006449	Standard International	LA8	6	Valid
Fibretrax Ltd	OC2058645	Restricted	LA9	6	Valid
James Cropper PLC	OC0253106	Restricted	LA9	5	Valid
Geldard Farm Eggs Limited	OC2043504	Restricted	LA8	5	Valid
Furmanite International Ltd	OC0285378	Restricted	LA9	4	Valid
The Durham Company Ltd	OC1142107	Standard National	LA9	4	Valid
Swift Scaffolding Nw Limited	OC2036704	Restricted	LA9	4	Valid
M.G.D. Limited	OC2055795	Standard International	LA9	4	Valid
Lrc Projects (North West) Ltd	OC2065931	Standard International	LA8	4	Valid
Kentmere Ltd	OC0253136	Restricted	LA8	3	Valid
Asbestos & Air Management Services Ltd	OC0291647	Restricted	LA9	3	Valid
Metroplan Limited	OC0295047	Restricted	LA9	3	Valid
House of Townend Ltd	OC1019218	Restricted	LA8	3	Valid
Generator Power Ltd	OC1138240	Restricted	LA9	3	Valid
T.A.J. Consulting Ltd	OC2040184	Standard International	LA9	3	Valid
P V Dobson Limited	OC2056591	Standard National	LA8	3	Valid
Simpson Waste Services Limited	OC2082443	Standard National	LA8	3	Valid
Lakeland Gold Ltd	OC2089723	Restricted	LA9	3	Valid
Lowther and Dawson Property Limited	OC0253344	Restricted	LA9	2	Valid
T K Robinson & Sons Ltd	OC1051042	Standard National	LA8	2	Curtailed
Kendal Caravans Limited	OC1109631	Standard National	LA8	2	Valid
J Thacker and Sons Limited	OC2012425	Restricted	LA8	2	Valid
Blue Cooling Ltd	OC2043007	Restricted	LA9	2	Valid
Lakes Liquid Screeds Ltd	OC2049217	Restricted	LA9	2	Valid
R R Stone Co Limited	OC2086557	Restricted	LA8	2	Valid
Real Adventure Ltd	PC1102475	Restricted (PSV)	LA8	2	Valid
D.H. Wilson Ltd	OC1066539	Standard National	LA8	1	Valid
James Cookson Livestock Limited	OC2017687	Restricted	LA9	1	Valid
EXC@V8 Equipment Ltd	OC2027850	Restricted	LA9	1	Valid
Exc-Trans Ltd	OC2061934	Standard International	LA8	1	Valid
Neat & Sweet Laundry Services Ltd	OC2067842	Restricted	LA9	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 60 company licences in Kendal authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 48% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Kendal

1 vehicle:5 licences
2 vehicles:8 licences
3–5 vehicles:16 licences
6–10 vehicles:5 licences
11–25 vehicles:9 licences
26–50 vehicles:7 licences
51–100 vehicles:4 licences
100+ vehicles:6 licences

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. How we read it

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