Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited pays suppliers in 46 days on average — within its stated 30–62 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 16 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 62-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–62 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 7% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 9%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 27 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 46 against 30–62 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
39 → 46 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 46 days against stated terms of 30–62 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 9% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 39 days in H2 2023 to 46 now — 7 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 72% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The company's standard supplier payment terms are net monthly, which means an invoice is settled at the end of the month immediately following the month it was issued. Alternative payment terms may also be negotiated on a case by case basis during contract negotiations. The company pays its intra-group suppliers of vehicles and spare parts no earlier than 45 days following the date of invoice via a weekly payment run, which means payment may be made up to 4 working days after the due date.
Dispute resolution
The company aims to resolves all disputes related to payment as efficiently as possible. In the first instance the dispute should be handled by the Accounts Payable team. If it cannot be resolved it will be escalated to the department that entered into the business relationship with the supplier, where the company's representatives will use their best endeavours to resolve the dispute in a reasonable timescale. As a last resort the dispute may be referred to the company's Legal Counsel.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 46 | 7% | 9% | 27 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 50 | 6% | 14% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 50 | 4% | 15% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 47 | 3% | 8% | 3 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 45 | 8% | 8% | 26 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 39 | 11% | 1% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 36 | 11% | 1% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 38 | 6% | 2% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 30 | 4% | 1% | 28 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 35 | 6% | 3% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 33 | 9% | 5% | 23 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 32 | 4% | 1% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 37 | 14% | 2% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 43 | 10% | 2% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 44 | 21% | 4% | 25 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 45 | 24% | 4% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 44 | 20% | 5% | 23 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1 Jan 1953
- Registered office
- YEOMANS DRIVE, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 5AN
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 46-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 46-day vs a 30-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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