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First West of England Limited operator licence PH0000132

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

First West of England Limited holds a valid Standard National PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PH0000132) in the West of England traffic area, authorising 675 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
675
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
9
Continuation date
31 May 2028

Licence details

Licence number
PH0000132
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard National
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
West of England
Vehicles
675 authorised577 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
31 May 2028The 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 21 June 2018.
Company number
00025088 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 2028, in 19 months.
  • With 675 vehicles authorised, it is the largest of the 25 company licences with an operating centre in Wells, and holds 41% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 99% of the 7,634 company licences in the West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 9 operating centres, more than the median of 1 for company licences in the West of England traffic area.
  • Companies House register at 30 September 2026: active; incorporated 1 October 1887 (138 years before the register date); nature of business: other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar); next accounts due 31 December 2026.
  • Listed in DVSA's earned recognition scheme (list updated 1 October 2026), accredited 21 June 2018.
  • Traffic Commissioner records name this licence 2 times: 2 entries in Applications and Decisions or Notices and Proceedings.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
1 October 1887138 years before the register date
Accounts
Next due 31 December 2026Last made up to 29 March 2025
Confirmation statement
Next due 17 January 2027Last made up to 3 January 2026
Nature of business
  • Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) (49319)
SIC codes the company gave Companies House.

Gazette insolvency notices: none for company 00025088 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 00025088 on Companies HouseContains Companies House data. Monthly file, register at 30 September 2026. Data status

Traffic Commissioner decisions 2

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

    Notices and Proceedings 3061, 23 April 2026 (West of England, PDF)

  2. Variation granted

    Notices and Proceedings 3053, 26 February 2026 (West of England, 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 9

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Princes Road Wells Bus station Wells

    Wells, BA5 1TE

  2. Unit 14-18 First Bus Burnett Business Park Gypsy Lane

    Bristol, BS31 2ED

  3. Burnett Business Park Unit 6 Gypsy Lane Keynsham

    Bristol, BS31 2ED

  4. Easton Road Lawrence Hill

    Bristol, BS5 0DZ

  5. Marlborough St Bristol Bus Station

    BS1 3NU

  6. Priory Road

    Wells, BA5 1SZ

  7. Searle Crescent

    Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3YX

  8. Lower Bristol Road Weston Island Twerton

    Bath, BA2 9ES

  9. Roman Farm Road Hengrove Bus Depot

    Bristol, BS4 1UJ

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 First West of England Limited

Is First West of England Limited licensed?
Yes. First West of England Limited holds operator licence PH0000132, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does First West of England Limited hold?
Standard National PSV licence (PH0000132). Runs buses or coaches for payment on journeys within Great Britain.
When is First West of England Limited's continuation date?
31 May 2028. 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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