Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Voluntary Service Overseas take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 18 Sept 1961
- Registered office
- 2 PUTNEY HILL, LONDON, SW15 6AB
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 8.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 3 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Voluntary Service Overseas has filed 3 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 8 days against stated terms of 30 days.
The direction is faster: from 15 to 8 days over the window — about 7 days faster.
In the latest period 2% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Unless otherwise agreed in writing the Supplier shall invoice after the delivery of the goods or performance of the services unless otherwise agreed in writing by the purchaser. The purchaser shall pay for the goods or services no later than 30 days after the receipt of a correct invoice unless otherwise agreed. The Purchaser will be entitled to set off against the price any sums owed to the Purchaser by the Supplier
Dispute resolution
It is the responsibility of the staff member acting as contract manager, seeking advice from the Finance department and/or procurement department to s resolve supplier disputes. Disputes are to be resolved in an amicable and timely manner. If a dispute cannot be resolved it is referred for arbitration or expert resolution as recorded in the VSO standard contract terms and conditions
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2019 | 8 | 2% | 1% | 28 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 20 | 6% | 1% | 29 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 15 | 4% | 0% | 30 Oct 2018 |
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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).
Report PL-00703509 · latest period to 30 Sept 2019
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