Limited Company
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd (company number SC036386) holds 6 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in 5 traffic areas, authorising 268 vehicles and 171 trailers.
Company number SC036386 on Companies House · 5 traffic areas
- Licences
- 6
- Vehicles authorised
- 268
- Trailers authorised
- 171
- Operating centres
- 24
Key facts
- Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd ranks 234th of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
- In the Scotland traffic area it authorises 168 vehicles, the 47th largest of 4,069 company operators there and 0.3% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 5 Standard National goods vehicle licences, 1 Standard National PSV licence.
- Next continuation: 31 March 2028, in 17 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 29 February 2028. (Licence OC2010889.)
- Operating centres in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Accrington, Carlisle, Dundee, Derby and 13 other towns.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 28 April 1961 (65 years before the register date); nature of business: sale of new cars and light motor vehicles; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
- Traffic Commissioner records name its licences 6 times: 6 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 28 April 196165 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 8 April 2027Last made up to 25 March 2026
- Nature of business
- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (45111)
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (45112)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC036386 since 1 January 2026, read up to 10 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Licences
| Licence | Type | Traffic area | First centre | Vehicles | Trailers | Status | Continuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM0029561 | Standard National | Scotland | Glasgow G32 | 162 | 103 | Valid | 31 Mar 2031 |
| OD1127810 | Standard National | West Midlands | Wolverhampton WV11 | 48 | 30 | Valid | 30 Apr 2029 |
| OC2010889 | Standard National | North West of England | Carlisle CA3 | 32 | 22 | Valid | 31 Mar 2028 |
| OB1078140 | Standard National | North East of England | Chester le Street DH3 | 10 | 6 | Valid | 31 Mar 2028 |
| OK2066216 | Standard National | London and the South East of England | Lingfield RH7 | 10 | 10 | Valid | 31 Jul 2028 |
| PM1144222 | Standard National (PSV) | Scotland | Glasgow G52 | 6 | 0 | Valid | 30 Jun 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.
- Standard National PSV licence
- Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
- 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.
Glossary · Where the data comes from · Licence types explained · Continuation and fees
Traffic Commissioner decisions 6
Written decisions published on GOV.UK, and entries in the Traffic Commissioner’s weekly publications for this company's licences. Each links to the official document.
Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 7167, 31 July 2026 (North West of England, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 4479, 23 July 2026 (London and the South East of England, PDF)Variation granted
Applications and Decisions 3199, 13 April 2026 (West Midlands, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 3195, 16 March 2026 (West Midlands, PDF)
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About Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd
- Is Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd holds 6 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
- What type of operator licence does Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd hold?
- 5 Standard National goods vehicle licences, 1 Standard National PSV licence.
- When is Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd's continuation date?
- The next is 31 March 2028 (licence OC2010889); each licence has its own date, listed in the table above. 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 , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 11 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . 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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