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Operator licences in Ulverston

32 companies and organisations hold 32 operator licences with an operating centre in Ulverston, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 32
Company licences: 32
Vehicles authorised: 542
Sole trader or partnership: 7 counted only

Ulverston at a glance

Licence types: 4 Standard International, 16 Standard National and 12 Restricted.
2 licences (6%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
22 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 3 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 16.9 vehicles on average, against 11.9 across the North West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Westmorland and Furness Council, holds 29% of the vehicles authorised in Ulverston.

Largest operators in Ulverston

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

Westmorland and Furness Council158 vehicles
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd120 vehicles
Certas Energy UK Limited92 vehicles
J T Atkinson & Sons Limited47 vehicles
M E Saunders & Sons Ltd23 vehicles
Tony Brown Aggregates Limited16 vehicles
Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd7 vehicles
Fts Coach Hire Limited7 vehicles
Cumbria Design Scaffold Ltd6 vehicles
Cater-Kwik Limited6 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Ulverston, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Westmorland and Furness Council	OC2063142	Standard National	LA12	158	Valid
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd	OC0290185	Standard National	LA12	120	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OC1040484	Standard National	LA12	92	Valid
J T Atkinson & Sons Limited	OC0262818	Restricted	LA12	47	Valid
M E Saunders & Sons Ltd	OC1052129	Standard International	LA12	23	Valid
Tony Brown Aggregates Limited	OC1117299	Standard National	LA12	16	Valid
Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd	OC1137684	Standard National	LA12	7	Valid
Fts Coach Hire Limited	PC2002141	Standard International (PSV)	LA12	7	Valid
Cumbria Design Scaffold Ltd	OC1120994	Restricted	LA12	6	Valid
Cater-Kwik Limited	OC2021069	Standard National	LA12	6	Valid
Williamson Brothers North West Ltd	OC1034866	Standard National	LA12	4	Valid
Luscombe Plant Hire Ltd	OC1052701	Restricted	LA12	4	Valid
Duddon Hire (Lakeland) Ltd	OC1073913	Standard National	LA12	4	Valid
John Morgan & Co Ltd	OC1097651	Standard National	LA12	4	Valid
J G H Limited	OC1117073	Standard International	LA12	4	Valid
Morphet Farms Limited	OC2001544	Standard National	LA12	4	Valid
McDERMOTT BROTHERS (FURNESS) LTD	OC2009209	Restricted	LA12	4	Valid
T Knipe Ltd	OC0253221	Restricted	LA12	3	Valid
John Miller & Sons Ltd	OC1045624	Standard National	LA12	3	Valid
Lake District Farmers Ltd	OC2066144	Restricted	LA12	3	Valid
Blueworks Taxis Ltd	PC2044596	Standard National (PSV)	LA12	3	Valid
J S Cole Ltd	OC0272071	Standard National	LA12	2	Valid
J F & E Hadwin Ltd	OC0286568	Restricted	LA12	2	Valid
Hindle Demolition & Plant Ltd	OC1116347	Standard National	LA12	2	Curtailed
John Barr Slates Ltd	OC1121941	Restricted	LA12	2	Valid
South Lakes Tree Surgeons & Landscapes Limited	OC2055022	Restricted	LA12	2	Valid
John Brown International Limited	OC2067646	Standard International	LA12	2	Valid
D & J Mossop Limited	OC2068271	Standard National	LA12	2	Valid
Ben Polkinghorn Groundworks Limited	OC2073109	Restricted	LA12	2	Valid
Pipes & Tubes (2010) Limited	OC2083944	Standard National	LA12	2	Valid
Playdale Playgrounds Ltd	OC0285643	Restricted	LA12	1	Valid
Wj & Vj Case Ltd	OC2088180	Restricted	LA12	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 32 company licences in Ulverston authorise 4 vehicles or fewer, and 69% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Ulverston

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