Standard National PSV licence
Stephensons of Essex Ltd operator licence PF0000454
Stephensons of Essex Ltd holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PF0000454) in the East of England traffic area, authorising 140 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- Vehicles authorised
- 140
- Trailers authorised
- 0
- Operating centres
- 10
- Continuation date
- 31 May 2030
Licence details
- Licence number
- PF0000454
- Status
- Valid
- Licence type
- Standard National
- Vehicle category
- Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
- Traffic area
- East of England
- Vehicles
- 140 authorised118 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
- Trailers
- 0 authorised
- Continuation date
- 31 May 2030The 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
- 01815977 on Companies House
How to read this record
- Standard National PSV licence
- Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
- 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 2030, in 3 years and 7 months.
- With 140 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 49 company licences with an operating centre in Rochford, and holds 17% of the vehicles authorised there.
- It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 10,904 company licences in the East of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
- It lists 10 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the East of England traffic area.
- Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 14 May 1984 (42 years before the register date); nature of business: other passenger land transport; next accounts due 30 April 2027.
- 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
- 14 May 198442 years before the register date
- Accounts
- Next due 30 April 2027Last made up to 31 July 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 15 March 2027Last made up to 1 March 2026
- Nature of business
- Other passenger land transport (49390)
Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 01815977 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 01815977 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.
Variation granted
Notices and Proceedings 2752, 5 August 2026 (East of England, PDF)
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Operating centres 10
Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.
South Street Riverside Industrial Estate
Rochford, SS4 1BS
Quayside Industrial Estate
Maldon, CM9 5FA
Great Bentley Road Lufkins Farm Frating
Colchester, CO7 7HN
Unit C Ovenden Papers Ltd River Way
Harlow, CM20 2DP
Denters Hill GALLOWAY EUROPEAN COACHLINES LTD Mendlesham
Stowmarket, IP14 5RR
Hasse Road Croft House Soham
Ely, CB7 5UN
Car Park Bus Depot Springwood Drive
Braintree, CM7 7YN
Duddery Hill
Haverhill, CB9 8DR
Pools Lane Unit H, Yard 2 Highwood
Chelmsford, CM1 3QL
Waltham Road Unit 3 Boreham Industrial Estate Boreham
Chelmsford, CM3 3AW
Change history
What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.
History starts from the DVSA file dated . It is the only DVSA file we hold so far.
About Stephensons of Essex Ltd
- Is Stephensons of Essex Ltd licensed?
- Yes. Stephensons of Essex Ltd holds operator licence PF0000454, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
- What type of operator licence does Stephensons of Essex Ltd hold?
- Standard National PSV licence (PF0000454). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
- When is Stephensons of Essex Ltd's continuation date?
- 31 May 2030. 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.Traffic Commissioner decisions and weekly publications: Office of the Traffic Commissioner on GOV.UK. Insolvency notices: The Gazette.
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