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Standard International PSV licence

First South West Limited operator licence PH0004983

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ValidDVSA file 7 Sep 2026

First South West Limited holds a valid Standard International PSV (bus and coach) operator licence (PH0004983) in the West of England traffic area, authorising 93 vehicles, according to the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.

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Vehicles authorised
93
Trailers authorised
0
Operating centres
3
Continuation date
31 Jan 2030

Licence details

Licence number
PH0004983
Status
Valid
Licence type
Standard International
Vehicle category
Public service vehicles (buses and coaches)
Traffic area
West of England
Vehicles
93 authorised54 currently specified (listed on the licence). The operator may use up to the authorised number.
Trailers
0 authorised
Continuation date
31 January 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
Earned recognition
Listed in DVSA’s earned recognition schemeDVSA list updated 1 October 2026. Accredited 21 June 2018.
Company number
01669417 on Companies House
How to read this record
Standard International PSV licence
Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
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 2030, in 3 years and 3 months.
  • With 93 vehicles authorised, it is the 4th largest of the 20 company licences with an operating centre in Minehead, and holds 7% of the vehicles authorised there.
  • It authorises more vehicles than 98% of the 7,634 company licences in the West of England traffic area, where the median is 4 vehicles.
  • It lists 3 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 5 October 1982 (43 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.

Company register

Companies House register at 30 September 2026

Status
Active
Incorporated
5 October 198243 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 01669417 since 1 January 2026, read up to 7 October 2026. Contains information from The Gazette licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Company 01669417 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 3

Where the vehicles are kept when not in use.

  1. Brunnel Way Venners Yard

    Minehead, TA24 5BJ

  2. Hamilton Road

    Taunton, TA1 2EH

  3. Boundary Avenue Cavity Trays Ltd Lufton Trading Estate Lufton

    Yeovil, BA22 8HU

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 South West Limited

Is First South West Limited licensed?
Yes. First South West Limited holds operator licence PH0004983, which is valid in the DVSA file dated 7 September 2026.
What type of operator licence does First South West Limited hold?
Standard International PSV licence (PH0004983). Runs buses or coaches for payment on national and international journeys.
When is First South West Limited's continuation date?
31 January 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 . 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.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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