Restricted goods vehicle licence
E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd operator licence OD0261476
E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd holds a valid Restricted goods vehicle operator licence (OD0261476) in the West Midlands traffic area, authorising 45 vehicles and 9 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 45
- Trailers authorised
- 9
- Operating centres
- 11
- Continuation date
- 30 Jun 2031
Licence details
- Licence number
- OD0261476
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Restricted
- Vehicle category
- Goods vehicles
- Traffic area
- West Midlands
- Vehicles
- 45 authorised34 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 9 authorised0 currently specified.
- Continuation date
- 30 June 2031The 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
- 00800907 on Companies House
How to read this record
- 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.
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Key facts
- Next continuation: 30 June 2031, in 4 years and 8 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 May 2031.
- With 45 vehicles authorised, it is the 17th largest of the 116 company licences with an operating centre in Solihull, and holds 1% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 96% of the 6,652 company licences in the West Midlands traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 11 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the West Midlands traffic area.
- E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd holds 2 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 14 April 1964 (62 years before the register date); nature of business: agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials; next accounts due 31 March 2027.
Company register
Companies House register at 30 September 2026
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 14 April 196462 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 31 March 2027Last made up to 30 June 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 5 February 2027Last made up to 22 January 2026
- Nature of business
- Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (46130)
- Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment (46730)
- Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores (47520)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00800907 since 1 January 2026, read up to 8 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 licence number. All decisions on GOV.UK
Operating centres 11
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
Richmond Road Olton Wharf
Solihull, B92 7RN
Shirley 357-363 Haslucks Green Road
Solihull, B90 2NG
Cannock Wood Street Cannock Wood Industrial Estate Rawnsley
Cannock, WS12 0PL
Timmis Road E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Lye
Stourbridge, DY9 7BQ
C F S Business Park Unit 3 Coleshill Road
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7FS
The Cofton Centre Unit 1 Groveley Lane Longbridge
Birmingham, B31 4PT
Broomfield Place Builders Supply Stores Hearsall Lane
Coventry, CV5 6LF
Archways House Builders Supply Stores 45 Spon End
Coventry, CV1 3HG
Aintree Close Builders Supply Stores
Coventry, CV6 5QB
286 Chester Road
Solihull, B36 0LB
156-161 Brighton Road
Birmingham, B12 8QN
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
History starts from the DVSA file dated . No changes recorded since then.
About E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd
- Is E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd licensed?
- Yes. E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd holds operator licence OD0261476, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 2 licences in that file.
- What type of operator licence does E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd hold?
- Restricted goods vehicle licence (OD0261476). Carries the holder's own goods in connection with its own business. Not for hire or reward.
- When is E H Smith (Builders Merchants) Ltd's continuation date?
- 30 June 2031. 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 9 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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