Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Viridor Enviroscot Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC182926 · Water & waste · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2022

28days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 12 Feb 1998
Registered office: C/O SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN LLP, EDINBURGH, EH3 8FY

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 14–31 days. Reported average: 28.

Stated terms14–31d

+14 days

Reported avg28d

At a glance

The key figures

14–31d

their stated terms

52%

invoices paid outside terms

±2d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 76% of the 62 large companies reporting in water & waste.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 14d

H2 2019H1 2020H2 2020H1 2021H2 2021H1 2022

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 68% 31–60 days 22% 61+ days 10%

The read · computed from their figures

Viridor Enviroscot Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2019). Their latest report puts the average at 28 days against stated terms of 14–31 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

In the latest period 52% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 10% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 days after the end of the month of receipt by the Customer of a valid undisputed invoice. All payment activity for Viridor Ltd and all subsidiaries are managed and processed by Viridor Waste Management Ltd (the main group trading company). As a result, the payment practices reported for Viridor Waste Management Ltd reflect all transactions across the group.

Dispute resolution

Viridor Waste Management Ltd operates an automated invoice process. We work closely with our suppliers and aim to pay all invoices in a timely and accurate manner. Any disputes that arise are immediately brought to the attention of the dedicated Accounts Payable team and Transactional Services Manager who will engage with all relevant stakeholders to ensure a speedy and satisfactory resolution. Any dispute arising that is not resolved is escalated through the finance management structure and the Executive Management team member if required.

Other information

As a result, the payment practices reported reflect all transactions across the Viridor group plus any specific payments made directly by the subsidiary. Viridor introduced an automated invoice process in conjunction with a new group ERP system on 1 April 2018. This was implemented to deliver improved financial governance and improve the timeliness and response to the invoice workflow and payments to suppliers. A valid invoice reflects: • registered and approved supplier • purchase order number • includes the necessary details of goods/services, date and financial detail and sent either electronically to [email protected] or by post. Whilst Viridor is not a member of the prompt payment code, we do adopt the principles of the code including: 1. paying suppliers on time – with av

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2022	28	52%	10%	29 Apr 2022
H2 2021	27	18%	2%	29 Oct 2021
H1 2021	30	28%	3%	29 Apr 2021
H2 2020	29	27%	2%	29 Oct 2020
H1 2020	26	17%	3%	24 Apr 2020
H2 2019	28	17%	5%	29 Oct 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 28-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 28-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £11,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 28-day cycle — about £5,500 more than the same account would carry at 14-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 28 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 28, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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What is a Payment Practices Report?

UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.

What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.

How often is this data updated?

Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.

Is this official government data?

The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

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).

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