Limited Company
F M Birch Ltd
F M Birch Ltd (company number 00196854) holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in North East of England, authorising 7 vehicles and 0 trailers.
Company number 00196854 on Companies House
- Licences
- 1
- Vehicles authorised
- 7
- Trailers authorised
- 0
- Operating centres
- 3
Key facts
- F M Birch Ltd ranks 13,399th 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 7 vehicles, the 2,426th largest of 7,847 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 1 Restricted goods vehicle licence.
- Next continuation: 28 February 2029, in 2 years and 4 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2029. (Licence OB0196227.)
- Operating centres in Hull, Leeds and Sheffield.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 31 March 1924 (102 years before the register date); nature of business: wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment; next accounts due 30 October 2026.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 31 March 1924102 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 October 2026Last made up to 31 January 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 7 July 2027Last made up to 23 June 2026
- Nature of business
- Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment (46470)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00196854 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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Licences
| Licence | Type | Traffic area | First centre | Vehicles | Trailers | Status | Continuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OB0196227 | Restricted | North East of England | Sheffield S9 | 7 | 0 | Valid | 28 Feb 2029 |
How to read this record
- 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.
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 F M Birch Ltd
- Is F M Birch Ltd licensed?
- Yes. F M Birch Ltd holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
- What type of operator licence does F M Birch Ltd hold?
- Restricted goods vehicle licence.
- When is F M Birch Ltd's continuation date?
- 28 February 2029 (licence OB0196227). 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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