Limited Company
Royal Mail Group Ltd
Royal Mail Group Ltd (company number 04138203) holds 8 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in 8 traffic areas, authorising 6,018 vehicles and 4,106 trailers.
Company number 04138203 on Companies House · 8 traffic areas
- Licences
- 8
- Vehicles authorised
- 6,018
- Trailers authorised
- 4,106
- Operating centres
- 98
Key facts
- Royal Mail Group Ltd ranks 3rd 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 1,216 vehicles, the 4th largest of 10,896 company operators there and 1.0% of their vehicles.
- Licence mix: 8 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- Next continuation: 28 February 2027, in 4 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2027. (Licence OM0030278.)
- Operating centres in Aberdeen, Hatfield, Birmingham, Bradford, Poole, Bristol and 11 other towns.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 10 January 2001 (25 years before the register date); nature of business: postal activities under universal service obligation; next accounts due 28 December 2026.
- Traffic Commissioner records name its licences 6 times: 6 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 10 January 200125 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 28 December 2026Last made up to 30 March 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 25 November 2026Last made up to 11 November 2025
- Nature of business
- Postal activities under universal service obligation (53100)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 04138203 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 04138203 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF0234554 | Standard National | East of England | Hatfield AL10 | 1,216 | 1,012 | Valid | 31 Jan 2031 |
| OK0217602 | Standard National | London and the South East of England | Rochester ME1 | 1,016 | 384 | Valid | 31 Jan 2031 |
| OH0209424 | Standard National | West of England | Bristol BS10 | 954 | 557 | Valid | 31 Jan 2031 |
| OC0295926 | Standard National | North West of England | Warrington WA5 | 828 | 491 | Valid | 31 Jan 2031 |
| OB0230416 | Standard National | North East of England | Normanton WF6 | 767 | 425 | Valid | 28 Feb 2031 |
| OM0030278 | Standard National | Scotland | Wishaw ML2 | 571 | 264 | Valid | 28 Feb 2027 |
| OD0266187 | Standard National | West Midlands | Wednesbury WS10 | 519 | 916 | Valid | 31 Jan 2031 |
| OG0093504 | Standard National | Wales | Bridgend CF31 | 147 | 57 | Valid | 31 Jan 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.
Glossary · Where the data comes from · Licence types explained · Continuation and fees
Traffic Commissioner decisions 6
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 application published
Applications and Decisions 2490, 28 September 2026 (Scotland, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 5606, 23 September 2026 (East of England, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 3222, 21 September 2026 (West Midlands, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 4483, 20 August 2026 (London and the South East of England, PDF)Variation granted
Applications and Decisions 8963, 24 June 2026 (Wales, PDF)Variation application published
Applications and Decisions 8957, 13 May 2026 (Wales, PDF)
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About Royal Mail Group Ltd
- Is Royal Mail Group Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Royal Mail Group Ltd holds 8 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
- What type of operator licence does Royal Mail Group Ltd hold?
- 8 Standard National goods vehicle licences.
- When is Royal Mail Group Ltd's continuation date?
- The next is 28 February 2027 (licence OM0030278); 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.Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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