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Shiel Buses Ltd

Shiel Buses Ltd (company number SC201989) holds 2 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, in Scotland, authorising 52 vehicles and 2 trailers.

Company number SC201989 on Companies House

Monitor all 2 licences
Licences
2
Vehicles authorised
52
Trailers authorised
2
Operating centres
8

Key facts

  • Shiel Buses Ltd ranks 1,642nd of 48,498 company and organisation operators in Great Britain by vehicles authorised in the DVSA file.
  • In the Scotland traffic area it authorises 52 vehicles, the 197th largest of 4,069 company operators there and 0.1% of their vehicles.
  • Licence mix: 1 Standard National PSV licence, 1 Restricted goods vehicle licence.
  • Next continuation: 31 March 2030, in 3 years and 5 months. (Licence PM0002951.)
  • Operating centres in Portree, Lochaline, Fort William, Acharacle and Mallaig.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 1 December 1999 (26 years before the register date); nature of business: other passenger land transport; next accounts due 31 December 2026.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name its licences 2 times: 2 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
1 December 199926 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 31 March 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 1 May 2027Last made up to 17 April 2026
Nature of business
  • Other passenger land transport (49390)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC201989 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 SC201989 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Licences

Operator licences held by Shiel Buses Ltd
LicenceTypeTraffic areaFirst centreVehiclesTrailersStatusContinuation
SNPM0002951Standard National (PSV)ScotlandAcharacle PH36500Valid31 Mar 2030
ROM2090006RestrictedScotlandFort William PH3322Valid31 Mar 2031
How to read this record
Standard National PSV licence
Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
Restricted goods vehicle licence
Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
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 2

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.

  1. Licence granted

    OM2090006

    Applications and Decisions 2468, 27 April 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

  2. Application for a licence published

    OM2090006

    Applications and Decisions 2463, 23 March 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

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About Shiel Buses Ltd

Is Shiel Buses Ltd licensed?
Yes. Shiel Buses Ltd holds 2 operator licences in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026, all of them valid.
What type of operator licence does Shiel Buses Ltd hold?
1 Standard National PSV licence, 1 Restricted goods vehicle licence.
When is Shiel Buses Ltd's continuation date?
The next is 31 March 2030 (licence PM0002951); 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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