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Standard International goods vehicle licence

McPherson Ltd operator licence OM1000129

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

McPherson Ltd holds a valid Standard International goods vehicle operator licence (OM1000129) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 300 vehicles and 600 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
300
Trailers authorised
600
Operating centres
16
Continuation date
31 Jan 2027

Licence details

Licence number
OM1000129
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard International
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
Scotland
Vehicles
300 authorised230 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
600 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 January 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 28 August 2024.
Company number
SC218508 on Companies House
How to read this record
Standard International goods vehicle licence
Carries goods for other people, for payment, in Great Britain and 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 January 2027, in 3 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 31 December 2026.
  • With 300 vehicles authorised, it is the 5th largest of the 175 company licences with an operating centre in Inverness, and holds 3% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 4,092 company licences in the Scotland traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 16 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the Scotland traffic area.
  • McPherson Ltd holds 3 operator licences in the current DVSA file; this is one of them.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 25 April 2001 (25 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 30 April 2027.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 28 August 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
25 April 200125 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 April 2027Last made up to 31 July 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 24 June 2027Last made up to 10 June 2026
Nature of business
  • Freight transport by road (49410)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC218508 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 SC218508 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 2491, 5 October 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

  2. Variation granted

    Applications and Decisions 2485, 24 August 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

  3. Variation application published

    Applications and Decisions 2485, 24 August 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

  4. Variation application published

    Applications and Decisions 2481, 27 July 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

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All Traffic Commissioner decisions on GOV.UKOffice of the Traffic Commissioner, GOV.UK. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Operating centres 16

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Longman Drive Volvo Truck & Bus Centre

    Inverness, IV1 1SU

  2. Inveralmond Industrial Estate Ruthvenfield Road

    Perth, PH1 3EE

  3. Fisherton Garage

    Aberlour, AB38 9LB

  4. Beardmore Street

    Clydebank, G81 4SA

  5. Blackgrange

    Bond, FK10 2PG

  6. Cameron Bridge Cameronbridge Distillery

    Leven, KY8 5RL

  7. Keith Bond 2 Chivas Bros Newmill Road

    Keith, AB55 5BT

  8. Willowyard Road Willowyard Warehouses Beith Industrial Estate

    Beith, KA15 1JH

  9. Bluehill Quarry Leiths (Scotland) Limited Premises

    Aberlour, AB55 4BW

  10. Leven Diageo PLC Wndygates Road Banbeath

    Leven, KY8 5HD

  11. 9 Fifty Pitches Place Volvo Truck And Bus Centre Scotland Cardonald

    Glasgow, G51 4GA

  12. Balmenach Distillery CROMDALE

    Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3PF

  13. 2 Stirling Road Kilmalid

    Dumbarton, G82 2SS

  14. Elgin Road Glen Grant Distillery Rothes

    Aberlour, AB38 7BS

  15. Balgray Balgray Warehouse

    Beith, KA15 1HP

  16. 9 Wheatfield Road North British (Distillery) Co Ltd

    Edinburgh, EH11 2PX

The DVSA file cuts this list off at 1,024 characters, so some centres may be missing.

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

  1. History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.

About McPherson Ltd

Is McPherson Ltd licensed?
Yes. McPherson Ltd holds operator licence OM1000129, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. It holds 3 licences in that file.
What type of operator licence does McPherson Ltd hold?
Standard International goods vehicle licence (OM1000129). Carries goods for other people, for payment, in Great Britain and abroad.
When is McPherson Ltd's continuation date?
31 January 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 Sep 2026Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated , read . 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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