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Standard National goods vehicle licence

Northwards Ltd. operator licence OM1002880

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

Northwards Ltd. holds a valid Standard National goods vehicle operator licence (OM1002880) in the Scotland traffic area, authorising 50 vehicles and 138 trailers, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
50
Trailers authorised
138
Operating centres
8
Continuation date
31 May 2027

Licence details

Licence number
OM1002880
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Goods vehicles
Traffic area
Scotland
Vehicles
50 authorised47 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
138 authorised0 currently specified.
Continuation date
31 May 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
Company number
SC225409 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 May 2027, in 7 months. The goods continuation fee is due by 30 April 2027.
  • With 50 vehicles authorised, it is the 8th largest of the 60 company licences with an operating centre in Shetland, and holds 4% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 94% of the 4,092 company licences in the Scotland traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 8 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the Scotland traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 16 November 2001 (24 years before the register date); nature of business: freight transport by road; next accounts due 30 September 2027.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 3 times: 1 written decision and 2 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
16 November 200124 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 30 September 2027Last made up to 31 December 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 1 November 2026Last made up to 18 October 2025
Nature of business
  • Freight transport by road (49410)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company SC225409 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 SC225409 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions 3

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. Public inquiry: licence curtailed

    Inquiry held 6 May 2026. Also recorded: application granted.

    Applications and Decisions 2472, 25 May 2026 (Scotland, PDF)

  2. Licence curtailed or authorisation reduced

    Written decision dated 10 May 2026, published 17 September 2026

    Read the decision on GOV.UK

  3. Public inquiry listed

    Hearing 25 March 2026 at 10:00, Level 6 (Edinburgh), EH1 3EG, The Stamp Office, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh. Considering regulatory action (s26), standard licence requirements (s27), disqualification (s28), transport manager repute (Sch. 3).

    Applications and Decisions 2459, 23 February 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 8

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Gremista Industrial Estate Anderson Base Gremista Lerwick

    Shetland, ZE1 0PX

  2. Carsegate Road Unit 41

    Inverness, IV3 8EX

  3. Scrabster Harbour Shed 35

    Thurso, KW14 7UJ

  4. Hatston Pier Road Innovation Centre Orkney Crowness Business Park

    Kirkwall, KW15 1ZL

  5. Blackness Road Northwards Ltd Altens Industrial Estate

    Aberdeen, AB12 3LH

  6. Cumbernauld 2 Limekilns Road

    Glasgow, G67 2RN

  7. 38 Carsegate Road

    Inverness, IV3 8EX

  8. 33 Harbour Road Units 1-6

    Inverness, IV1 1UA

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 Northwards Ltd.

Is Northwards Ltd. licensed?
Yes. Northwards Ltd. holds operator licence OM1002880, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does Northwards Ltd. hold?
Standard National goods vehicle licence (OM1002880). Carries goods for other people, for payment, within Great Britain. Own goods only when abroad.
When is Northwards Ltd.'s continuation date?
31 May 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 . 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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