Limited Company
Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd
Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd (company number 03480709) holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in North East of England, authorising 10 vehicles and 10 trailers.
Company number 03480709 on Companies House
- Licences
- 1
- Vehicles authorised
- 10
- Trailers authorised
- 10
- Operating centres
- 4
Key facts
- Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd ranks 9,458th 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 10 vehicles, the 1,698th largest of 7,847 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence.
- Next continuation: 31 May 2030, in 3 years and 7 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 April 2030. (Licence OB0229188.)
- Operating centres in Darlington, Gateshead and Washington.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 15 December 1997 (28 years before the register date); nature of business: other service activities n.e.c.; next accounts due 31 October 2027.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 15 December 199728 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 31 October 2027Last made up to 31 January 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 29 December 2026Last made up to 15 December 2025
- Nature of business
- Other service activities n.e.c. (96090)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 03480709 since 1 January 2026, read up to 8 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Company 03480709 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status
Licences
| Licence | Type | Traffic area | First centre | Vehicles | Trailers | Status | Continuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OB0229188 | Standard National | North East of England | Gateshead NE11 | 10 | 10 | Valid | 31 May 2030 |
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.
Glossary · Where the data comes from · Licence types explained · Continuation and fees
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 Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd
- Is Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
- What type of operator licence does Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence.
- When is Direct Packaging (UK) Ltd's continuation date?
- 31 May 2030 (licence OB0229188). 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 9 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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