Coach and bus operators · England
Coach companies in Gloucestershire
Every bus and coach operator licence (PSV) in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026 with an operating centre in Gloucestershire: fleet size, licence type, earned recognition and Companies House status for each company.
Check a coach or bus company’s PSV licence before you book: 55 companies and organisations hold a PSV operator licence with an operating centre in Gloucestershire, plus 10 sole traders and partnerships. The largest fleet is Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co Ltd, authorised for 395 vehicles.
- Coach and bus companies
- 55
- PSV licences
- 65
- Vehicles on these licences
- 1,289
- Standard licences
- 47
Coach and bus companies in Gloucestershire
Companies and organisations with a PSV operator licence and an operating centre in Gloucestershire, largest fleet first. The vehicle count is the whole licence’s authorisation; “sites here” counts its operating centres in Gloucestershire. Company status comes from the Companies House register.
| # | Operator | Sites here | Vehicles | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co LtdStandard National · 01713578 | 5 | 395 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 2 | Pulham & Sons (Coaches) LtdStandard International · 00466434 | 3 | 147 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 3 | Eurocoaches LtdStandard International · 02626854 | 1 | 120 | Active |
| 4 | Red & White Services LtdStandard International · 02555509 | 1 | 88 | Earned recognitionActive |
| 5 | Bennetts Coaches LimitedStandard International · 07313076 | 2 | 50 | Active |
| 6 | S J & J M Munden LtdStandard National · 04806233 | 1 | 40 | Active |
| 7 | K B Coaches LtdStandard International · 10104810 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 8 | Marchants Coaches LtdStandard International · 02877739 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 9 | Taylors Travel LimitedStandard International · 08922812 | 1 | 30 | Active |
| 10 | Wishford Education Holdings LimitedStandard National · 13760886 | 2 | 28 | Active |
| 11 | Bakers Commercial Services LtdStandard International · 04582406 | 1 | 27 | Active |
| 12 | South Gloucestershire CouncilStandard National | 1 | 27 | |
| 13 | Henshaws Executive Travel LtdStandard International · 06459901 | 1 | 22 | Active |
| 14 | John Dix Travel LtdStandard International · 09389139 | 1 | 20 | Active |
| 15 | Grindles Coaches LimitedStandard International · 01860865 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 16 | Kempsford Transport UK LtdStandard National · 15856131 | 1 | 14 | Active |
| 17 | Bristol Minibus Company LimitedStandard International · 16606820 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 18 | Cotswold Green LtdStandard National · 05900324 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 19 | Ebley Coaches LtdStandard International · 04511376 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 20 | Fr Willetts LtdStandard International · 07436998 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 21 | James Bevan (Lydney) LtdStandard International · 00447511 | 1 | 12 | Active |
| 22 | Zj Travel LtdStandard National · 13756950 | 1 | 11 | Active |
| 23 | Acorn Bus and Coach LimitedStandard National · 08789140 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 24 | South Bristol Minibuses LtdStandard International · 14994147 | 1 | 10 | Active |
| 25 | Swans Travel LtdStandard International · 05098778 | 2 | 10 | Active |
| 26 | Bredon School LtdStandard National · 04399845 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 27 | Samuel Steel Travel LtdStandard International · 14131533 | 1 | 8 | Active |
| 28 | Crystal Travel Ltd.Standard National · 04511887 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 29 | D Belfitt Commercials LtdStandard National · 15635860 | 1 | 6 | Active |
| 30 | Westcountryminibuses LtdStandard National · 14938444 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 31 | William James Travel LimitedStandard International · 17344268 | 1 | 5 | Active |
| 32 | Chauffeurhire Plus LtdStandard International · 03538630 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 33 | Travel Southwest LtdStandard National · 15172139 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 34 | Troopers Lodge Garage LimitedStandard National · 12013298 | 1 | 4 | Active |
| 35 | AM2PM Innovations LtdStandard International · 15588001 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 36 | Flyup LtdStandard International · 07152629 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 37 | R J Belfitt Mini Bus Hire LtdStandard National · 07631176 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 38 | Robbs Executive Travel LtdStandard National · 14716395 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 39 | Welland Wheels LimitedStandard International · 12828191 | 1 | 3 | Active |
| 40 | Bristol Care Homes LimitedRestricted · 03037561 | 2 | 2 | Active |
| 41 | Brunel Executive Cars LimitedRestricted · 11618533 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 42 | Cds Hire LtdRestricted · 09607673 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 43 | Doug White Building Services LimitedRestricted · 08243210 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 44 | Emsop Commercial LtdStandard International · 04117086 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 45 | Fast Cabs LtdRestricted · 07569393 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 46 | Five Star Travel (UK) LtdRestricted · 04558007 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 47 | Focal LtdRestricted · 10730815 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 48 | Magans Taxis LtdRestricted · 07675107 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 49 | Mojo Active LimitedRestricted · 07980540 | 1 | 2 | Active |
| 50 | Cheltenham Town Association Football Club LimitedRestricted · 00324807 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 51 | Clincy UK LtdStandard National · 05584695 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 52 | Harley Executive Travel LimitedStandard International · 15433962 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 53 | Saplings Childminding LtdRestricted · 15228769 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 54 | Steve Matthews Travel LtdStandard International · 06362231 | 1 | 1 | Active |
| 55 | Town and Country Courier Service LtdRestricted · 13459559 | 1 | 1 | Active |
Plus 10 PSV licences for sole traders and partnerships: counted, not named.
Where they are based
Operating-centre towns in Gloucestershire with a company PSV licence (number = company licences). Towns with at least 8 have their own page.
- Bristol 20
- Cheltenham 7
- Coleford 7
- Gloucester 7
- Moreton-in-Marsh 4
- Cinderford 3
- Stroud 3
- Tewkesbury 3
- Lydney 2
- Berkeley 1
- Cirencester 1
- Quenington 1
- Stonehouse 1
- Tetbury 1
Postcode districts
- Postcode district GL16:7 company licences
- Postcode district BS16:6 company licences
- Postcode district GL51:4 company licences
- Postcode district GL56:4 company licences
- Postcode district BS37:3 company licences
- Postcode district GL2:3 company licences
- Postcode district BS15:3 company licences
- Postcode district BS34:3 company licences
- Postcode district BS36:3 company licences
- Postcode district GL14:3 company licences
Licence types and fleet sizes
55% of the 65 PSV licences here authorise five vehicles or fewer; the median is 4. A restricted PSV licence covers two vehicles at most, and 9 to 16 seat vehicles only outside a passenger transport business: a full-size coach firm needs a standard licence.
- Standard International PSV26 40%
- Standard National PSV21 32%
- Restricted PSV18 28%
- 1 vehicles:12 licences
- 2 vehicles:13 licences
- 3–5 vehicles:11 licences
- 6–10 vehicles:7 licences
- 11–25 vehicles:10 licences
- 26–50 vehicles:8 licences
- 51–100 vehicles:1 licences
- 100+ vehicles:3 licences
Before you book a coach in Gloucestershire
Anyone who runs a vehicle for hire or reward that can carry 9 or more passengers needs a PSV operator licence (GOV.UK). Ask the company for its licence number, open its page here and check that the licence is valid and that the vehicles you need fit its authorisation.
DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. How we read it
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