What type of operator licence does Metcalfe Brothers Ltd hold?

Standard National goods vehicle licence.

When is Metcalfe Brothers Ltd's continuation date?

31 October 2031 (licence OC1064221). 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.

Limited Company

Metcalfe Brothers Ltd

Metcalfe Brothers Ltd (company number 05899629) holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in North West of England, authorising 12 vehicles and 8 trailers.

Company number 05899629 on Companies House

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Licences: 1
Vehicles authorised: 12
Trailers authorised: 8
Operating centres: 3

Key facts

Metcalfe Brothers Ltd ranks 8,077th 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 12 vehicles, the 1,359th largest of 7,505 company operators there and 0.0% of their vehicles.
Licence mix: 1 Standard National goods vehicle licence.
Next continuation: 31 October 2031, in 5 years. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 September 2031. (Licence OC1064221.)
Operating centres in Sedbergh and Kendal.
Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 8 August 2006 (20 years before the register date); nature of business: support services to forestry; next accounts due 31 July 2027.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status: Active
Incorporated: 8 August 200620 years before the register date
Accounts: Next due 31 July 2027Last made up to 31 October 2025
Confirmation statement: Next due 29 October 2026Last made up to 15 October 2025
Nature of business: Support services to forestry (02400)
Site preparation (43120)
Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.
Registered name: Metcalfe Bros Limited

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 05899629 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

Operator licences held by Metcalfe Brothers Ltd
Licence	Type	Traffic area	First centre	Vehicles	Trailers	Status	Continuation
OC1064221	Standard National	North West of England	Sedbergh LA10	12	8	Valid	31 Oct 2031

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.

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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 Metcalfe Brothers Ltd

Is Metcalfe Brothers Ltd licensed?: Yes. Metcalfe Brothers Ltd holds 1 operator licence in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, and it is valid.
What type of operator licence does Metcalfe Brothers Ltd hold?: Standard National goods vehicle licence.
When is Metcalfe Brothers Ltd's continuation date?: 31 October 2031 (licence OC1064221). 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 11 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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