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Bfs Group Limited operator licence OF2073509

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Bfs Group Limited holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OF2073509) in the East of England traffic area, authorising 248 vehicles and 16 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
248
Trailers authorised
16
Operating centres
5
Continuation date
30 Jun 2029

Licence details

Licence number
OF2073509
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
East of England
Vehicles
248 authorised193 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
16 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
30 June 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
Earned recognition
Listed in DVSA’s earned recognition schemeDVSA list updated 1 October 2026. Accredited 7 December 2017. Founder member.
Company number
00239718 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: 30 June 2029, in 2 years and 8 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 May 2029.
  • With 248 vehicles authorised, it is the 2nd largest of the 68 company licences with an operating centre in Stowmarket, and holds 11% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 10,917 company licences in the East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 5 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the East of England traffic area.
  • Bfs Group Limited holds 8 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 22 May 1929 (97 years before the register date); nature of business: non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco; next accounts due 31 March 2027.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 7 December 2017.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 1 time: 1 entry in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
22 May 192997 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 March 2027Last made up to 30 June 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 11 June 2027Last made up to 28 May 2026
Nature of business
  • Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46390)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00239718 since 1 January 2026, read up to 7 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Company 00239718 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions 1

Written decisions published on GOV.UK, and entries in the Traffic Commissioner’s weekly publication for this licence. Each links to the official document.

  1. Variation granted

    Applications and Decisions 5571, 21 January 2026 (East of England, PDF)

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Operating centres 5

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Needham Road West Bidfood

    Stowmarket, IP14 2QU

  2. Greenway 3663 First For Foodservice Harlow Business Park

    Harlow, CM19 5QB

  3. Bingley Road Bidfood

    Hoddesdon, EN11 0NX

  4. Unit 2 Symmetry Park Bidfood Gold Road

    Biggleswade, SG18 8YY

  5. Maxwell Road Unit 10 Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham

    Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9ND

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. DVSA file

    • Vehicles authorised changedwas 191now 193

  2. History starts from the DVSA file dated .

About Bfs Group Limited

Is Bfs Group Limited licensed?
Yes. Bfs Group Limited holds operator licence OF2073509, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 8 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Bfs Group Limited hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OF2073509). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Bfs Group Limited's continuation date?
30 June 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 Oct 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 8 October 2026. How we read it

Company facts: Companies House register at . Contains Companies House data.Earned recognition: DVSA’s list updated .Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.

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