What type of operator licence does Andy Thornton Ltd hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence.

When is Andy Thornton Ltd's continuation date?

28 February 2031 (licence OB1055163). The licence is continued on this date every five years. The fee for a goods licence is due by the end of the month before. It is not an expiry date.

Limited Company

Andy Thornton Ltd

Andy Thornton Ltd (company number 05566738) holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in North East of England, authorising 4 vehicles and 0 trailers.

Company number 05566738 on Companies House

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Licences: 1
Vehicles authorised: 4
Trailers authorised: 0
Operating centres: 1

Key facts

Andy Thornton Ltd ranks 21,035th of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
In the North East of England traffic area it authorises 4 vehicles, the 3,633rd largest of 7,847 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence.
Next continuation: 28 February 2031, in 4 years and 4 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2031. (Licence OB1055163.)
Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 19 September 2005 (21 years before the register date); nature of business: manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures; next accounts due 31 March 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status: Active
Incorporated: 19 September 200521 years before the register date
Accounts: Next due 31 March 2027Last made up to 31 May 2025
Confirmation statement: Next due 30 May 2027Last made up to 16 May 2026
Nature of business: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25110)
Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (47599)
Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores (47791)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 05566738 since 1 January 2026, read up to 9 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Licences

Operator licences held by Andy Thornton Ltd
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
OB1055163	Standard National	North East of England	Elland HX5	4	0	Valid	28 Feb 2031

How to read this record

Standard National goods vehicle licence: Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
Valid: The licence is listed as valid in the DVSA file.
Vehicles and trailers authorised: The most vehicles and trailers the operator may use under the licence. The number specified is how many are listed on it now.
Operating centre: Where the vehicles are kept when not in use. A licence can have several.
Continuation date: The licence is continued on this date every five years. The fee for a goods licence is due by the end of the month before. It is not an expiry date.
Traffic area: The Traffic Commissioner's area that issued the licence. Its letter is the second letter of the licence number.

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Traffic Commissioner decisions

No written decision (published since January 2025) and no entry in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings (since January 2026) names this company's licences. All decisions on GOV.UK

About Andy Thornton Ltd

Is Andy Thornton Ltd licensed?: Yes. Andy Thornton Ltd holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
What type of operator licence does Andy Thornton Ltd hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence.
When is Andy Thornton Ltd's continuation date?: 28 February 2031 (licence OB1055163). The licence is continued on this date every five years. The fee for a goods licence is due by the end of the month before. It is not an expiry date.

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DVSA file 7 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026, read 9 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 9 October 2026. How we read it

Company facts: Companies House register at 30 September 2026. Contains Companies House data.Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

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