What type of operator licence does B Cookson Ltd hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence.

When is B Cookson Ltd's continuation date?

31 May 2031 (licence OC0257250). 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

B Cookson Ltd

B Cookson Ltd (company number 01864616) holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in North West of England, authorising 16 vehicles and 10 trailers.

Company number 01864616 on Companies House

Monitor this operator

Licences: 1
Vehicles authorised: 16
Trailers authorised: 10
Operating centres: 1

Key facts

B Cookson Ltd ranks 6,085th of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
In the North West of England traffic area it authorises 16 vehicles, the 1,035th largest of 7,505 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence.
Next continuation: 31 May 2031, in 4 years and 7 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 April 2031. (Licence OC0257250.)
Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 19 November 1984 (41 years before the register date); nature of business: wholesale of fruit and vegetables; next accounts due 28 February 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status: Active
Incorporated: 19 November 198441 years before the register date
Accounts: Next due 28 February 2027Last made up to 31 May 2025
Confirmation statement: Next due 17 November 2026Last made up to 3 November 2025
Nature of business: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46310)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 01864616 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 B Cookson Ltd
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
OC0257250	Standard National	North West of England	Fulwood PR2	16	10	Valid	31 May 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 B Cookson Ltd

Is B Cookson Ltd licensed?: Yes. B Cookson Ltd holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
What type of operator licence does B Cookson Ltd hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence.
When is B Cookson Ltd's continuation date?: 31 May 2031 (licence OC0257250). 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 10 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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