Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Van Elle Limited pays suppliers in 65 days on average — within its stated 1–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 64 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 10% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 42%
- Reporting period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 28 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 — 65 against 1–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
60 → 65 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Van Elle Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 65 days against stated terms of 1–90 days; 10% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 42% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 May 2026.
The direction is slower: from 60 days in H2 2023 to 65 now — 5 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 98% of the 394 large companies reporting in construction.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — 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
30 days from end of month of invoice 45 days from end of month of invoice 60 days from end of month of invoice
Dispute resolution
When an invoice is received and there is no proof of delivery the site teams are contacted by the finance team to provide the proof of delivery. Where no proof of delivery is available internally, the vendor is contacted by the finance team for a copy of the proof of delivery. If no proof of delivery is then obtained, approval is obtained internally from senior management. Where there is a variance to the purchase order, the purchase order creator is contacted by the finance team to review and approve the invoice variance. Disputes relating to payment terms are dealt with by the purchasing department (except for a maximum tolerance level of £15, which is reported and monitored)
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 65 | 10% | 42% | 28 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 59 | 11% | 42% | 1 Dec 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 60 | 13% | 46% | 29 May 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 56 | 10% | 42% | 5 Dec 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 59 | 10% | 43% | 29 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 60 | 11% | 44% | 29 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 63 | 13% | 45% | 30 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 63 | 17% | 54% | 7 Dec 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 63 | 13% | 48% | 17 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 65 | 23% | 50% | 30 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 66 | 20% | 55% | 25 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 77 | 42% | 71% | 9 Feb 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 77 | 54% | 78% | 9 Feb 2021 |
| H2 2019 | 72 | 48% | 75% | 20 Apr 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 72 | 64% | 71% | 8 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 65 | 25% | 35% | 1 Feb 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 66 | 25% | 44% | 5 Feb 2019 |
| H2 2017 | 65 | 25% | 37% | 5 Feb 2019 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 11 Mar 1991
- Registered office
- SOUTHWELL LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SOUTHWELL LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, NG17 8GJ
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 65-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 65-day vs a 1-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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