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How long does VP PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00481833 · Administrative & support services · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

53days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

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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
7 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–90 days. Reported average: 53.

Stated terms7–90d
+46 days
Reported avg53d

At a glance

The key figures

7–90d
their stated terms
28%
invoices paid outside terms
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 90% of the 608 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
54
57
60
53
51
53
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 31% 31–60 days 42% 61+ days 27%

The read · computed from their figures

VP PLC has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 53 days against stated terms of 7–90 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±5 days period to period.

In the latest period 28% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 27% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

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.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265328%27%1 May 2026
H2 20255143%32%15 Oct 2025
H1 20255339%37%10 Jul 2025
H2 20246040%37%9 Jul 2025
H1 20245739%40%23 Apr 2024
H2 20235432%40%31 Oct 2023
H1 20235739%40%26 Apr 2023
H2 20225942%43%28 Oct 2022
H1 20226246%46%26 Apr 2022
H2 20216652%49%29 Oct 2021
H1 20215849%44%29 Apr 2021
H2 20206059%46%27 Oct 2020
H1 20205540%38%1 May 2020
H2 20195135%33%30 Oct 2019
H1 20195332%35%30 Apr 2019
H2 20185246%38%30 Oct 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 53-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 53-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £21,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 53-day cycle — about £18,100 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±5 days period to period, around 53 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 53, moving within about ±5 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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