Is Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited licensed?

Yes. Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited holds operator licence PF1111283, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

What type of operator licence does Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited hold?

Restricted PSV licence (PF1111283). Up to two vehicles: 8 or fewer passenger seats, or 9 to 16 seats when not used in a passenger-transport business or by someone whose main job is not running PSVs.

When is Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) 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.

Restricted PSV licence

Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited operator licence PF1111283

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ValidDVSA file 7 Oct 2026

Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited holds a valid Restricted PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PF1111283) in the East of England traffic area, authorising 1 vehicle, according to the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.

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Vehicles authorised: 1
Trailers authorised: 0
Operating centres: 1
Continuation date: 31 Oct 2027

Licence details

Licence number: PF1111283
Status: Valid
Licence type: Restricted
Vehicle category: Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area: East of England
Vehicles: 1 authorised1 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers: 0 authorised
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
Company number: 02041750 on Companies House

How to read this record

Restricted PSV licence: Up to two vehicles: 8 or fewer passenger seats, or 9 to 16 seats when not used in a passenger-transport business or by someone whose main job is not running PSVs.
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.
With 1 vehicle authorised, it is the 64th largest of the 76 company licences with an operating centre in Braintree, and holds 0.0% of the vehicles authorised there.
The median company licence in the East of England traffic area authorises 4 vehicles; this one authorises 1 vehicle.
It lists 1 operating centre, the same as the median of 1 for company licences in the East of England traffic area.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

The company number on the DVSA record belongs to Ohi Deanery Ltd.

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Company 02041750 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions

No written decision (published since January 2025) and no entry in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings (since January 2026) names this licence number. All decisions on GOV.UK

Operating centres 1

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

Deanery Hill The New Deanery
Braintree, CM7 5SR

Change history

What changed between each weekly DVSA file we hold.

History starts from the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026. No changes recorded since then.

About Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited

Is Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited licensed?: Yes. Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited holds operator licence PF1111283, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 October 2026.
What type of operator licence does Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) Limited hold?: Restricted PSV licence (PF1111283). Up to two vehicles: 8 or fewer passenger seats, or 9 to 16 seats when not used in a passenger-transport business or by someone whose main job is not running PSVs.
When is Sonnet Care Homes (Essex) 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 7 October 2026, read 8 October 2026. We last checked DVSA for a newer file on 8 October 2026. How we read it

Company facts: Companies House register at 30 September 2026. 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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