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Operator licences in Barnstaple

65 companies and organisations hold 66 operator licences with an operating centre in Barnstaple, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators: 65
Company licences: 66
Vehicles authorised: 3,442
Sole trader or partnership: 25 counted only

Barnstaple at a glance

Licence types: 12 Standard International, 23 Standard National and 31 Restricted.
3 licences (5%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
29 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 19 authorise more than 50.
Company licences here authorise 52.2 vehicles on average, against 11.8 across the West of England traffic area.
The largest operator, Stark Building Materials UK Limited, holds 20% of the vehicles authorised in Barnstaple.

Largest operators in Barnstaple

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

Stark Building Materials UK Limited672 vehicles
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd540 vehicles
Stagecoach Devon Ltd475 vehicles
Certas Energy UK Limited156 vehicles
National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC125 vehicles
Mole Valley Farmers Ltd123 vehicles
H T Gardner Distribution Ltd120 vehicles
Flogas Britain Ltd95 vehicles
Clear-Flow Limited82 vehicles
Rawle Gammon & Baker Holdings Ltd81 vehicles

All operator licences

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

Operator licences in Barnstaple, by vehicles authorised
Operator	Licence	Type	Postcode district	Vehicles	Status
Stark Building Materials UK Limited	OH1006100	Restricted	EX31	672	Valid
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd	OH0204084	Standard National	EX31	540	Valid
Stagecoach Devon Ltd	PH1020951	Standard National (PSV)	EX31	475	Valid
Certas Energy UK Limited	OH1040418	Standard National	EX31	156	Valid
National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) PLC	OH0045198	Standard National	EX32	125	Valid
Mole Valley Farmers Ltd	OH0118516	Standard National	EX31	123	Valid
H T Gardner Distribution Ltd	OH1112913	Standard International	EX32	120	Valid
Flogas Britain Ltd	OH0218288	Standard National	EX31	95	Valid
Clear-Flow Limited	OH1025158	Standard National	EX31	82	Valid
Rawle Gammon & Baker Holdings Ltd	OH0009135	Restricted	EX31	81	Valid
Enerveo Limited	OH2033875	Restricted	EX31	70	Valid
Taw and Torridge Coaches Ltd	PH0004727	Standard International (PSV)	EX32	70	Valid
Heltor Ltd	OH0105198	Standard International	EX31	67	Valid
NHS Blood and Transplant	OH0210497	Restricted	EX31	64	Valid
Greenergy Flexigrid Limited	OH1120153	Standard International	EX31	62	Valid
North Devon District Council	OH0001504	Standard National	EX31	61	Valid
Speedy Asset Services Ltd	OH1095071	Restricted	EX31	60	Valid
Philip Dennis Foodservice Ltd	OH0146572	Standard National	EX31	59	Valid
Wessex Eagle Ltd	OH0214960	Standard National	EX32	53	Valid
William C Hockin (Transport) Limited	OH0146428	Standard National	EX31	35	Valid
Nick Ager Haulage Ltd	OH1119707	Standard National	EX31	30	Valid
Fmg Repair Services Limited	OH2037129	Restricted	EX31	30	Valid
Streets Coachways Ltd	PH0003933	Standard International (PSV)	EX31	26	Valid
Kier Integrated Services Limited	OH1044073	Standard National	EX31	25	Valid
John Coles Contractors Ltd	OH1134022	Standard International	EX31	25	Valid
Swm & Waste Recycling Limited	OH1035364	Standard National	EX31	24	Valid
Nick Sampson - Mechanical Engineering Services Limited	OH1032863	Standard International	EX31	20	Valid
Smurfit Westrock UK Ltd	OH2018145	Standard National	EX31	19	Valid
Flexible Vehicle Logistics (Stoke) Limited	OH2072781	Standard National	EX31	16	Valid
Eastmond & Son Ltd	OH0008270	Standard International	EX32	13	Valid
Winson Petroleum Ltd	OH0224513	Restricted	EX31	13	Valid
Home Hardware Distribution Ltd	OH0225242	Restricted	EX31	12	Valid
Newbery Recycling Ltd	OH1129825	Restricted	EX31	12	Valid
Coombe Fisheries Ltd	OH0144845	Standard National	EX31	8	Valid
Advanced Scaffolding (Southwest) Limited	OH1023909	Restricted	EX31	8	Valid
International Plywood (Importers) Ltd	OH0145409	Restricted	EX31	6	Valid
Kas Crane Hire Ltd	OH1141747	Standard International	EX31	6	Valid
J Pickard & Co (Burrington) Ltd	OH0201432	Standard National	EX32	5	Valid
W M Ironwork Ltd	OH1022752	Restricted	EX31	5	Valid
Highway Solutions Sw Ltd	OH2076910	Restricted	EX31	5	Valid
M R Yeo & Son Ltd	OH1057896	Standard National	EX31	4	Valid
Exmoor Luxury Loos Ltd	OH1127089	Standard National	EX32	4	Valid
Taw and Torridge Coaches Ltd	OH2037331	Standard International	EX32	4	Valid
G&R Groundwork’s Ltd	OH2080658	Restricted	EX31	4	Valid
North Devon Concrete Limited	OH2085168	Restricted	EX31	4	Valid
South West Fabrications Ltd	OH1108988	Restricted	EX31	3	Valid
Golden Coast Ltd	OH1121574	Standard National	EX31	3	Valid
Nelson Birch & Sons Ltd	OH1135926	Restricted	EX31	3	Valid
Ar Complete Scaffolding Limited	OH2013921	Restricted	EX31	3	Valid
Livesey E Limited	OH2014521	Restricted	EX31	3	Valid
Easterbrook Tractor and Machinery Limited	OH2018910	Restricted	EX31	3	Valid
North Devon Removals Ltd	OH2066239	Standard International	EX32	3	Valid
Wheel Easy Ltd	OH2093306	Restricted	EX31	3	Valid
Alan White's Haulage Ltd	OH1143931	Standard National	EX31	2	Valid
Birch Tarmacadam Limited	OH1146343	Restricted	EX31	2	Valid
Blue Bay (South West) Development Ltd	OH2014470	Restricted	EX31	2	Valid
J W Yeo Construction Ltd	OH2064060	Standard International	EX31	2	Valid
Bonz Transport Ltd	OH2076810	Standard National	EX31	2	Valid
Silverwood Scaffolding Ltd	OH2077274	Restricted	EX31	2	Valid
Plan A Scaffolding Limited	OH2089369	Restricted	EX31	2	Valid
Pearce Construction (Barnstaple) Ltd	OH0031463	Restricted	EX31	1	Valid
P Jewell & Sons Garden & Landscaping Ltd	OH2016661	Restricted	EX32	1	Valid
Ls Building Services (Sw) Ltd	OH2039178	Restricted	EX31	1	Valid
P.A.V Complete Scaffolding Ltd	OH2059854	Restricted	EX31	1	Valid
Longcross Scaffolding Ltd	OH2061732	Restricted	EX32	1	Valid
Exmoor Fuels Limited	OH2063396	Restricted	EX31	1	Valid

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

Fleet sizes

Half of the 66 company licences in Barnstaple authorise 10 vehicles or fewer, and 44% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Barnstaple

1 vehicle:6 licences
2 vehicles:7 licences
3–5 vehicles:16 licences
6–10 vehicles:4 licences
11–25 vehicles:10 licences
26–50 vehicles:4 licences
51–100 vehicles:12 licences
100+ vehicles:7 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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