Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
VP PLC pays suppliers in 53 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 46 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 28% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 27%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 1 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 53 against 7–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
Holding steady around 53 days
The read · computed from their figures
VP PLC's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 53 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 28% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 27% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 May 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±5 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 90% of the 593 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.
That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Vp plc's standard payment terms are 60 days from date of invoice and these apply to the majority of supplier accounts. However, there are a range of terms in place for different suppliers, ranging from immediate payment to 90 days month-end. Payment terms are agreed to at the start of the business relationship and are confirmed in writing once accounts have been set up.
Dispute resolution
Suppliers are formally advised of any invoice queries and Accounts Payable teams liaise with the supplier and the ordering point to resolve them. Records are kept of progress made or setbacks encountered. Queries are prioritised in terms of age and due date for resolution, with the aim of resolving all invoice queries within 30 days. Suppliers should contact the Accounts Payable department at the following address if they have any issues or problems with unpaid/overdue invoices: Vp plc Accounts Payable Central House Beckwith Knowle Otley Road Harrogate HG3 1UD
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 53 | 28% | 27% | 1 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 51 | 43% | 32% | 15 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 53 | 39% | 37% | 10 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 60 | 40% | 37% | 9 Jul 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 57 | 39% | 40% | 23 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 54 | 32% | 40% | 31 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 57 | 39% | 40% | 26 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 59 | 42% | 43% | 28 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 62 | 46% | 46% | 26 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 66 | 52% | 49% | 29 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 58 | 49% | 44% | 29 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 60 | 59% | 46% | 27 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 55 | 40% | 38% | 1 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 51 | 35% | 33% | 30 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 53 | 32% | 35% | 30 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 52 | 46% | 38% | 30 Oct 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 5 May 1950
- Registered office
- CENTRAL HOUSE, HARROGATE, HG3 1UD
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 53-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 53-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.
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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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