What type of operator licence does Johnston Coaches Ltd hold?

2 Standard International PSV licences.

When is Johnston Coaches Ltd's continuation date?

The next is 31 January 2029 (licence PK1125363); 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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Johnston Coaches Ltd

Johnston Coaches Ltd (company number 08707173) holds 2 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in West Midlands and London and the South East of England, authorising 16 vehicles and 0 trailers.

Company number 08707173 on Companies House · 2 traffic areas

Monitor all 2 licences

Licences: 2
Vehicles authorised: 16
Trailers authorised: 0
Operating centres: 3

Key facts

Johnston Coaches Ltd ranks 5,978th 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 14 vehicles, the 975th largest of 6,641 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 2 Standard International PSV licences.
Next continuation: 31 January 2029, in 2 years and 3 months. (Licence PK1125363.)
Operating centres in Sittingbourne, Stoke-on-Trent and Rugeley.
Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 26 September 2013 (13 years before the register date); nature of business: passenger rail transport, interurban; next accounts due 31 December 2026.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status: Active
Incorporated: 26 September 201313 years before the register date
Accounts: Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 31 March 2025
Confirmation statement: Next due 10 October 2026Last made up to 26 September 2025
Nature of business: Passenger rail transport, interurban (49100)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 08707173 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 Johnston Coaches Ltd
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
PD2038850	Standard International (PSV)	West Midlands	Rugeley WS15	14	—	Valid	31 May 2031
PK1125363	Standard International (PSV)	London and the South East of England	Sittingbourne ME9	2	0	Valid	31 Jan 2029

How to read this record

Standard International PSV licence: Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
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 Johnston Coaches Ltd

Is Johnston Coaches Ltd licensed?: Yes. Johnston Coaches Ltd holds 2 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
What type of operator licence does Johnston Coaches Ltd hold?: 2 Standard International PSV licences.
When is Johnston Coaches Ltd's continuation date?: The next is 31 January 2029 (licence PK1125363); 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 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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