Limited Company
Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC
Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC (company number 02186762) holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in East of England, authorising 50 vehicles and 35 trailers.
Company number 02186762 on Companies House
- Licences
- 1
- Vehicles authorised
- 50
- Trailers authorised
- 35
- Operating centres
- 2
Key facts
- Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC ranks 1,782nd 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 50 vehicles, the 362nd largest of 10,896 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 1 Standard International goods vehicle licence.
- Next continuation: 30 June 2028, in 20 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 May 2028. (Licence OF1021872.)
- Operating centres in Potters Bar and Hertford.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 2 November 1987 (38 years before the register date); nature of business: maintenance and repair of motor vehicles; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 2 November 198738 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 March 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 17 December 2025
- Nature of business
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45200)
- Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities (52103)
- Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. (52219)
- Other transportation support activities (52290)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 02186762 since 1 January 2026, read up to 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF1021872 | Standard International | East of England | Potters Bar EN6 | 50 | 35 | Valid | 30 Jun 2028 |
How to read this record
- Standard International goods vehicle licence
- Carries goods for other people, for payment, in Great Britain and 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 Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC
- Is Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC licensed?
- Yes. Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
- What type of operator licence does Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC hold?
- Standard International goods vehicle licence.
- When is Lantern Recovery Specialists PLC's continuation date?
- 30 June 2028 (licence OF1021872). 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 11 October 2026. How we read it
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