Limited Company
McPherson Ltd
McPherson Ltd (company number SC218508) holds 3 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026, in 3 traffic areas, authorising 348 vehicles and 681 trailers.
Company number SC218508 on Companies House · 3 traffic areas
- Licences
- 3
- Vehicles authorised
- 348
- Trailers authorised
- 681
- Operating centres
- 23
Key facts
- McPherson Ltd ranks 173rd of 48,448 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
- In the Scotland traffic area it authorises 300 vehicles, the 20th largest of 4,069 company operators there and 0.5% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 3 Standard International goods vehicle licences.
- Next continuation: 31 January 2027, in 3 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 December 2026. (Licence OM1000129.)
- Operating centres in Aberlour, Keith, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Bond, Glasgow and 10 other towns.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 25 April 2001 (25 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 30 April 2027.
- Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026).
- Traffic Commissioner records name its licences 4 times: 4 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 25 April 200125 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 April 2027Last made up to 31 July 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 24 June 2027Last made up to 10 June 2026
- Nature of business
- Freight transport by road (49410)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC218508 since 1 January 2026, read up to 3 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Company SC218508 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM1000129 | Standard International | Scotland | Inverness IV1 | 300 | 600 | Valid | 31 Jan 2027 |
| OC1004501 | Standard International | North West of England | Manchester M17 | 40 | 61 | Valid | 30 Apr 2027 |
| OB1111933 | Standard International | North East of England | Billingham TS23 | 8 | 20 | Valid | 30 Sep 2027 |
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 4
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 2491, 5 October 2026 (Scotland, PDF)Variation granted
Applications and Decisions 2485, 24 August 2026 (Scotland, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 2485, 24 August 2026 (Scotland, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 2481, 27 July 2026 (Scotland, PDF)
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About McPherson Ltd
- Is McPherson Ltd licensed?
- Yes. McPherson Ltd holds 3 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026, all of them valid.
- What type of operator licence does McPherson Ltd hold?
- 3 Standard International goods vehicle licences.
- When is McPherson Ltd's continuation date?
- The next is 31 January 2027 (licence OM1000129); 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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . 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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