Limited Company
John Lewis PLC
John Lewis PLC (company number 00233462) holds 8 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in 8 traffic areas, authorising 1,615 vehicles and 1,229 trailers.
Company number 00233462 on Companies House · 8 traffic areas
- Licences
- 8
- Vehicles authorised
- 1,615
- Trailers authorised
- 1,229
- Operating centres
- 51
Key facts
- John Lewis PLC ranks 28th of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
- In the East of England traffic area it authorises 472 vehicles, the 20th largest of 10,896 company operators there and 0.4% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 8 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- Next continuation: 31 August 2027, in 10 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 July 2027. (Licence OC0222485.)
- Operating centres in Aberdeen, Welwyn Garden City, Solihull, Darwen, Bristol, Cambridge and 15 other towns.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 20 September 1928 (98 years before the register date); nature of business: other retail sale in non-specialised stores; next accounts due 31 July 2027.
- Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026).
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 20 September 192898 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 31 July 2027Last made up to 31 January 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 11 July 2027Last made up to 27 June 2026
- Nature of business
- Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190)
- Activities of head offices (70100)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00233462 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 00233462 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF0215392 | Standard National | East of England | Milton Keynes MK1 | 472 | 555 | Valid | 31 Mar 2030 |
| OH0145158 | Standard National | West of England | Bracknell RG12 | 461 | 354 | Valid | 30 Apr 2031 |
| OK0217850 | Standard National | London and the South East of England | Kingston upon Thames KT1 | 413 | 273 | Valid | 31 Mar 2030 |
| OB0205336 | Standard National | North East of England | Nottingham NG5 | 92 | 15 | Valid | 30 Apr 2030 |
| OC0222485 | Standard National | North West of England | Darwen BB3 | 75 | 18 | Valid | 31 Aug 2027 |
| OM0009351 | Standard National | Scotland | Aberdeen AB12 | 56 | 6 | Valid | 28 Feb 2028 |
| OD0266592 | Standard National | West Midlands | Solihull B91 | 43 | 6 | Valid | 31 Jul 2031 |
| OG1091993 | Standard National | Wales | Cardiff CF10 | 3 | 2 | Valid | 31 Mar 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 John Lewis PLC
- Is John Lewis PLC licensed?
- Yes. John Lewis PLC holds 8 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
- What type of operator licence does John Lewis PLC hold?
- 8 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- When is John Lewis PLC's continuation date?
- The next is 31 August 2027 (licence OC0222485); 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 10 October 2026. How we read it
Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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