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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Gist Limited operator licence OH0205128

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Gist Limited holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OH0205128) in the West of England traffic area, authorising 460 vehicles and 525 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
460
Trailers authorised
525
Operating centres
5
Continuation date
31 Oct 2027

Licence details

Licence number
OH0205128
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
West of England
Vehicles
460 authorised185 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
525 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 October 2027The 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 23 July 2024.
Company number
00502669 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: 31 October 2027, in 12 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 September 2027.
  • With 460 vehicles authorised, it is the 2nd largest of the 77 company licences with an operating centre in Thatcham, and holds 17% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 7,624 company licences in the West 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 West of England traffic area.
  • Gist Limited holds 7 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 22 December 1951 (74 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 31 December 2026.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 23 July 2024.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 4 times: 4 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
22 December 195174 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 29 March 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 18 October 2026Last made up to 4 October 2025
Nature of business
  • Freight transport by road (49410)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00502669 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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Company 00502669 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions 4

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 5972, 13 August 2026 (West of England, PDF)

  2. Variation application published

    Applications and Decisions 5968, 16 July 2026 (West of England, PDF)

  3. Variation granted

    Applications and Decisions 5962, 4 June 2026 (West of England, PDF)

  4. Variation application published

    Applications and Decisions 5957, 30 April 2026 (West of England, PDF)

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Operating centres 5

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Enterprise Way

    Thatcham, RG19 4BQ

  2. Short Way Boc Distribution Services Thornbury

    Bristol, BS35 3UT

  3. Avonmouth Central Avenue

    Bristol, BS10 7SD

  4. Pipers Lane Gxo

    Thatcham, RG19 4ND

  5. First Avenue Gist Ltd Royal Portbury Dock Portbury

    Bristol, BS20 7XP

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. History starts from the DVSA file dated . No changes recorded since then.

About Gist Limited

Is Gist Limited licensed?
Yes. Gist Limited holds operator licence OH0205128, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026. It holds 7 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does Gist Limited hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OH0205128). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Gist Limited's continuation date?
31 October 2027. 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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