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Operator licences in Cowes

15 companies and organisations hold 15 operator licences with an operating centre in Cowes, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

Operators
15
Company licences
15
Vehicles authorised
418
Sole trader or partnership
1 counted only

Cowes at a glance

  • Licence types: 3 Standard International, 8 Standard National and 4 Restricted.
  • 2 licences (13%) are for buses and coaches (PSV); the rest are goods vehicle licences.
  • 6 authorise five vehicles or fewer and 1 authorise more than 50.
  • Company licences here authorise 27.9 vehicles on average, against 11.8 across the West of England traffic area.
  • The largest operator, Warburtons Ltd, holds 66% of the vehicles authorised in Cowes.

Largest operators in Cowes

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

  1. Warburtons Ltd277 vehicles
  2. Homefire Group Limited45 vehicles
  3. Acclaim Logistics Limited26 vehicles
  4. T A Reader Transport (I O W) Ltd12 vehicles
  5. Kardan Travel Limited9 vehicles
  6. W H Brading & Son Ltd8 vehicles
  7. Wight Coaches Limited8 vehicles
  8. A&S Road Haulage Ltd6 vehicles
  9. Island Ales Ltd6 vehicles
  10. Cliftongrade Ltd5 vehicles

All operator licences

Filter licences in CowesLicence type, goods or PSV, status, fleet size, earned recognition, Companies House flags
Operator licences in Cowes, by vehicles authorised
OperatorLicenceTypePostcode districtVehiclesStatus
SNWarburtons LtdOH0224412Standard NationalPO31277Valid
SNHomefire Group LimitedOH0218030Standard NationalPO3145Valid
SNAcclaim Logistics LimitedOH1130014Standard NationalPO3126Valid
SNT A Reader Transport (I O W) LtdOH0222592Standard NationalPO3112Valid
SIKardan Travel LimitedPH1027974Standard International (PSV)PO319Valid
RW H Brading & Son LtdOH1125259RestrictedPO318Valid
SIWight Coaches LimitedPH2027525Standard International (PSV)PO318Valid
SNIsland Ales LtdOH2015483Standard NationalPO316Valid
SNA&S Road Haulage LtdOH2026989Standard NationalPO316Valid
RCliftongrade LtdOH0208617RestrictedPO315Valid
SNIsle of Wight Grain Services LimitedOH2043712Standard NationalPO315Valid
SICowes Movers LimitedOH2062203Standard InternationalPO314Valid
SNIsle of Wight CouncilOH0204282Standard NationalPO313Valid
RAdl Scaffolding LimitedOH2084952RestrictedPO313Valid
RA&H Timber Products LtdOH2041122RestrictedPO311Valid

1 sole trader or partnership licence also has a centre here. We count them but do not list them.

Fleet sizes

Half of the 15 company licences in Cowes authorise 6 vehicles or fewer, and 40% authorise five or fewer.

Company licences by vehicles authorised, Cowes
  1. 1 vehicle:1 licences
  2. 2 vehicles:0 licences
  3. 3–5 vehicles:5 licences
  4. 6–10 vehicles:5 licences
  5. 11–25 vehicles:1 licences
  6. 26–50 vehicles:2 licences
  7. 51–100 vehicles:0 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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