What type of operator licence does Explosive Developments Ltd hold?

1 Standard National goods vehicle licence, 1 Restricted goods vehicle licence.

When is Explosive Developments Ltd's continuation date?

The next is 31 March 2028 (licence OM0025364); 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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Explosive Developments Ltd

Explosive Developments Ltd (company number 01779135) holds 2 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026, in Scotland and North East of England, authorising 20 vehicles and 8 trailers.

Company number 01779135 on Companies House · 2 traffic areas

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Licences: 2
Vehicles authorised: 20
Trailers authorised: 8
Operating centres: 3

Key facts

Explosive Developments Ltd ranks 4,621st of 48,448 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
In the Scotland traffic area it authorises 12 vehicles, the 830th largest of 4,069 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence, 1 Restricted goods vehicle licence.
Next continuation: 31 March 2028, in 17 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 29 February 2028. (Licence OM0025364.)
Operating centres in Sanquhar, Shotts and York.
Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 19 December 1983 (42 years before the register date); nature of business: manufacture of explosives; next accounts due 31 May 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status: Active
Incorporated: 19 December 198342 years before the register date
Accounts: Next due 31 May 2027Last made up to 31 August 2025
Confirmation statement: Next due 18 July 2027Last made up to 4 July 2026
Nature of business: Manufacture of explosives (20510)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 01779135 since 1 January 2026, read up to 7 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Licences

Operator licences held by Explosive Developments Ltd
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
OM0025364	Standard National	Scotland	Shotts ML7	12	2	Valid	31 Mar 2028
OB0220013	Restricted	North East of England	York YO42	8	6	Valid	31 Aug 2029

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.
Restricted goods vehicle licence: Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
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 Explosive Developments Ltd

Is Explosive Developments Ltd licensed?: Yes. Explosive Developments Ltd holds 2 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026, all of them valid.
What type of operator licence does Explosive Developments Ltd hold?: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence, 1 Restricted goods vehicle licence.
When is Explosive Developments Ltd's continuation date?: The next is 31 March 2028 (licence OM0025364); 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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 September 2026, read 30 September 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 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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