Range holder · Southampton & Portsmouth
(AQ) LIMITED in Southampton & Portsmouth
023 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom
About (AQ) LIMITED’s Southampton & Portsmouth allocation
When (AQ) LIMITED is the range holder for +44 23 it means Ofcom recorded (AQ) LIMITED as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 4 Southampton & Portsmouth-facing blocks sit against (AQ) LIMITED in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.
Southampton & Portsmouth’s South Coast telecoms estate is shaped by Southampton & Portsmouth's catchment of roughly 540,000 residents: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see (AQ) LIMITED’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 023 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and (AQ) LIMITED’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Southampton & Portsmouth rather than elsewhere on the national plan.
Treat this allocation as a starting point, not a verdict on any specific caller. UK numbers are portable, so the current carrier on a given 023 digit string may differ from the range holder shown — read Range Holder vs current provider for the distinction, and How Ofcom allocates UK phone numbers for the wider context behind the table below.
(AQ) LIMITED on 023: by the numbers
- Southampton & Portsmouth blocks
- 4
- In active service
- 100%
- Share of 023
- 0%
- Holders on code
- 142
Of the 4 blocks (AQ) LIMITED runs on the 023 code, 4 (100%) are marked as actively allocated in the current Ofcom snapshot.
By number family these blocks are 100% geographic (01 / 02) — a profile that tells you what kind of caller a Southampton & Portsmouth (AQ) LIMITED number is likely to be before you even dial it back.
(AQ) LIMITED runs 4 of the 5,202 allocated blocks on the 023 dialling code — roughly 0% of Southampton & Portsmouth’s mapped allocation, shared with 141 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.
Allocated ranges
(AQ) LIMITED blocks on the 023 (Southampton & Portsmouth) dialling code.
| Prefix | Status |
|---|---|
| +44 238113 | Allocated |
| +44 238113 | Allocated |
| +44 239314 | Allocated |
| +44 239314 | Allocated |
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FAQs about (AQ) LIMITED on 023
Why does (AQ) LIMITED appear on Southampton & Portsmouth (023) numbers?
(AQ) LIMITED is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 4 number blocks on the 023 dialling code, which covers Southampton & Portsmouth. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised (AQ) LIMITED as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.
Are calls from a Southampton & Portsmouth (AQ) LIMITED-allocated number safe?
An Ofcom allocation only tells you which provider the block was issued to; it is not a safety verdict. UK numbers can be ported between networks, and any UK area code can be spoofed by an overseas caller. Paste the specific 023 number into the lookup above to combine the (AQ) LIMITED range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.
Has (AQ) LIMITED's 023 block been updated recently?
Yes — the table above is sourced from Ofcom's public UK Numbering Data feed, which we re-ingest every week (typically Wednesday). Any block that has been re-assigned, withdrawn or marked free will appear with its new status on the next refresh. Numbers within an allocated block can still be ported to another carrier in between Ofcom updates; see our range-holder-vs-current-provider guide for the distinction.