Limited Company
Great Bear Distribution Ltd
Great Bear Distribution Ltd (company number 02899719) holds 5 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in 5 traffic areas, authorising 911 vehicles and 1,847 trailers.
Company number 02899719 on Companies House · 5 traffic areas
- Licences
- 5
- Vehicles authorised
- 911
- Trailers authorised
- 1,847
- Operating centres
- 29
Key facts
- Great Bear Distribution Ltd ranks 51st 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 275 vehicles, the 25th largest of 7,505 company operators there and 0.3% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 5 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- Next continuation: 28 February 2028, in 16 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2028. (Licence OH1016312.)
- Operating centres in Sutton Coldfield, Minworth, Wirral, Rugby, Chester le Street, Doncaster and 15 other towns.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 17 February 1994 (32 years before the register date); nature of business: operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities; next accounts due 30 September 2026.
- Traffic Commissioner records name its licences 2 times: 2 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 17 February 199432 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2026Last made up to 31 December 2024
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 3 March 2027Last made up to 17 February 2026
- Nature of business
- Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 02899719 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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Company 02899719 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OC0284691 | Standard National | North West of England | Skelmersdale WN8 | 275 | 615 | Valid | 30 Jun 2029 |
| OF0224018 | Standard National | East of England | Kettering NN14 | 253 | 516 | Valid | 31 May 2030 |
| OD0260802 | Standard National | West Midlands | Stoke-on-Trent ST4 | 205 | 365 | Valid | 31 Oct 2030 |
| OB0226631 | Standard National | North East of England | Chester le Street DH2 | 148 | 301 | Valid | 30 Sep 2028 |
| OH1016312 | Standard National | West of England | Banbury OX16 | 30 | 50 | Valid | 28 Feb 2028 |
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 2
Written decisions published on GOV.UK, and entries in the Traffic Commissioner’s weekly publications for this company's licences. Each links to the official document.
Variation granted
Applications and Decisions 5589, 27 May 2026 (East of England, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 5585, 29 April 2026 (East of England, PDF)
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About Great Bear Distribution Ltd
- Is Great Bear Distribution Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Great Bear Distribution Ltd holds 5 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
- What type of operator licence does Great Bear Distribution Ltd hold?
- 5 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- When is Great Bear Distribution Ltd's continuation date?
- The next is 28 February 2028 (licence OH1016312); 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 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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