Standard National goods vehicle licence
Thorburn Bros Limited operator licence OB2016801
Thorburn Bros Limited holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OB2016801) in the North East of England traffic area, authorising 25 vehicles and 0 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 25
- Trailers authorised
- 0
- Operating centres
- 1
- Continuation date
- 28 Feb 2029
Licence details
- Licence number
- OB2016801
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- North East of England
- Vehicles
- 25 authorised13 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 0 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 28 February 2029The 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.
- Operator type
- Limited Company
- Company number
- 11166013 on Companies House
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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Key facts
- Next continuation: 28 February 2029, in 2 years and 4 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 January 2029.
- With 25 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 4 company licences with an operating centre in Benton, and holds 69% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 89% of the 7,859 company licences in the North East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 1 operating centre, the same as the median of 1 for company licences in the North East of England traffic area.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 23 January 2018 (8 years before the register date); nature of business: sale of other motor vehicles; next accounts due 27 December 2026.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 23 January 20188 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 27 December 2026Last made up to 31 March 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 5 February 2027Last made up to 22 January 2026
- Nature of business
- Sale of other motor vehicles (45190)
- Freight transport by road (49410)
- Other transportation support activities (52290)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 11166013 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 11166013 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status
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 licence number. All decisions on GOV.UK
Operating centres 1
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Benton Square Industrial Estate Wesley Way
Benton, NE12 9TA
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.
About Thorburn Bros Limited
- Is Thorburn Bros Limited licensed?
- Yes. Thorburn Bros Limited holds operator licence OB2016801, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- What type of operator licence does Thorburn Bros Limited hold?
- Standard National goods vehicle licence (OB2016801). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
- When is Thorburn Bros Limited's continuation date?
- 28 February 2029. 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 . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 7 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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