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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Volkerhighways Limited pays suppliers in 29 days on average — within its stated 14–60 day terms

CRN 00638559 · Construction · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

29daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 15 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
14–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
13% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
5%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 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 — 29 against 14–60 days

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

35 → 29 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Volkerhighways Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 29 days against stated terms of 14–60 days; 13% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.

The direction is faster: from 35 days in H2 2023 to 29 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 69% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.

That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

13% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

VolkerHighways Limited agree payment terms with suppliers and subcontractors as part of negotiating and agreeing their contracts. Our standard payment terms for suppliers and subcontractors with less than 50 employees is 30 days after the date of invoice. For other materials and plant suppliers our standard payment terms are 60 days after the date of invoice. Other payment terms will be agreed with our suppliers and subcontractors on an individual basis.

Dispute resolution

Our dispute resolution process is clearly explained on our website and is as follows: In the first instance, all disputes will be raised and managed by the site teams. The supplier will be advised that there is a query relating to the goods and/or services supplied and it will be the initial responsibility of the site team to come to a resolution with the supplier. The following steps will be taken to raise and resolve a dispute: 1. The nature of the dispute is discussed between the site team and the supplier. 2. The site team and supplier will come to an agreed time frame for resolution. 3. The supplier is responsible for providing feedback to their accounts team relating to the nature of the dispute and the resolution date. 4. The respective site team will provide feedback

Other information

VolkerHighways Limited is committed to supporting the local community wherever we work and endeavour to engage with Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs), community sector organisations and a diverse range of enterprises in our supply chain. We ensure our procurement processes are transparent, straightforward, and open and we are committed to paying our SME supply chain promptly in recognition of their specific challenge around cash flow, and encourage our supply chain to adopt supporting practices. In order for invoices to be paid on a timely basis, all invoices must be received by our VolkerWessels UK Accounts Payable team before they are recognised as valid for payment. For guidance on how to get paid please see our website: http://www.volkerwessels.co.uk/en/who-we-are/supply-c

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262913%5%30 Jul 2026
H2 20252917%5%30 Jan 2026
H1 20252716%4%30 Jul 2025
H2 20242715%3%30 Jan 2025
H1 20242623%5%30 Jul 2024
H2 20233533%13%30 Jan 2024
H1 20233131%10%28 Jul 2023
H2 20223118%7%27 Jan 2023
H1 20223017%5%28 Jul 2022
H2 20213423%6%28 Jan 2022
H1 20213422%5%30 Jul 2021
H2 20203624%6%29 Jan 2021
H1 20203420%6%29 Jul 2020
H2 20193724%10%29 Jan 2020
H1 20194019%22%26 Jul 2019
H2 20184020%22%30 Jan 2019
H1 2018397%17%27 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1 Oct 1959
Registered office
HERTFORD ROAD, HODDESDON, EN11 9BX
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 29-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 29-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £11,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 29-day cycle — about £5,900 more than the same account would carry at 14-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Volkerhighways Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (35 → 29 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 29; across their last 6 reports it ranged 26–35 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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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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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