Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Veolia Es South Downs Ltd pays suppliers in 34 days on average — inside its 60-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 26 days inside their stated 60-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 24% 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 26 days inside the 60-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 15 reports
30 → 34 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Veolia Es South Downs Ltd's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 34 days against stated terms of 60 days; 24% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 30 days in H2 2023 to 34 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 66% of the 62 large companies reporting in water & waste.
That is 15 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
Our business standard payment terms for vendors dealing with Veolia UK companies are 45 days end of month from the receipt of the invoice (i.e. vendors are paid at the end of the month following a 45 day period from the date of receipt by Veolia of a valid invoice). However we do still have some legacy payment terms which are affecting our paid on time statistics.
Dispute resolution
We work with our suppliers to ensure that disputes are resolved in a timely manner. If a supplier has a dispute they should call our Financial Shared Service Centre on 020 3567 2270 or email Accounts Payable on [email protected]. According to our Terms & Conditions, which are available on our website, excluding the payment of invoices subject to a bona fide dispute, if the Customer fails to make a payment due to the Supplier under this Contract by the due date, then the Customer shall pay interest on the overdue sum from the due date until payment of the overdue sum, whether before or after judgement. Interest under this clause will accrue at 2% a year above the Bank of England base rate. The parties agree that the remedies under this clause are sufficient for the purposes of the Late
Other information
Please see more information about Veolia’s payment terms in our Terms and Conditions which can be found by accessing the following link under the section Veolia Group - General Conditions of Supply (Conditions of Purchase): https://www.veolia.co.uk/supplier-information
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 34 | 24% | 5% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 34 | 25% | 4% | 15 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 38 | 26% | 9% | 14 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 35 | 21% | 6% | 13 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 34 | 24% | 7% | 12 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 30 | 22% | 4% | 18 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 34 | 28% | 7% | 5 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 33 | 25% | 6% | 13 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 33 | 28% | 8% | 7 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 38 | 34% | 16% | 14 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 35 | 33% | 9% | 16 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 29 | 23% | 5% | 5 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2019 | 29 | 24% | 6% | 17 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 30 | 31% | 5% | 18 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 31 | 35% | 8% | 19 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 6 May 1999
- Registered office
- 210 PENTONVILLE ROAD, LONDON, N1 9JY
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