What type of operator licence does F W Thorpe PLC hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence.

When is F W Thorpe PLC's continuation date?

31 May 2027 (licence OD0035388). 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

F W Thorpe PLC

F W Thorpe PLC (company number 00317886) holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in West Midlands, authorising 10 vehicles and 0 trailers.

Company number 00317886 on Companies House

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Licences: 1
Vehicles authorised: 10
Trailers authorised: 0
Operating centres: 2

Key facts

F W Thorpe PLC ranks 9,942nd of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
In the West Midlands traffic area it authorises 10 vehicles, the 1,231st largest of 6,641 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence.
Next continuation: 31 May 2027, in 7 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 April 2027. (Licence OD0035388.)
Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 26 August 1936 (90 years before the register date); nature of business: manufacture of electric lighting equipment; next accounts due 31 December 2026.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status: Active
Incorporated: 26 August 193690 years before the register date
Accounts: Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 30 June 2025
Confirmation statement: Next due 27 November 2026Last made up to 13 November 2025
Nature of business: Manufacture of electric lighting equipment (27400)
Manufacture of other electrical equipment (27900)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.
Registered name: F.W. Thorpe Public Limited Company

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00317886 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 F W Thorpe PLC
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
OD0035388	Standard National	West Midlands	Redditch B98	10	0	Valid	31 May 2027

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 F W Thorpe PLC

Is F W Thorpe PLC licensed?: Yes. F W Thorpe PLC holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
What type of operator licence does F W Thorpe PLC hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence.
When is F W Thorpe PLC's continuation date?: 31 May 2027 (licence OD0035388). 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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