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Veolia ES South Downs Ltd

Registered as VEOLIA ES SOUTH DOWNS LTD. Company number 03765422. 15 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 30 July 2026.

34days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, Veolia ES South Downs Ltd reported that it took an average of 34 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 56% of invoices within 30 days, 39% in 31 to 60 days and 5% after more than 60 days. It said 24% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 42% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2025, the average was 38 days, so it is 4 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 29 Dec 2020 35 Jun 2021 38 Dec 2021 33 Jun 2022 33 Dec 2022 34 Jun 2023 30 Dec 2023 34 Jun 2024 35 Dec 2024 38 Jun 2025 34 Dec 2025 34 Jun 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Jan to Jun 2026 30 Jul 2026 34 56%39%5%24% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 15 Jan 2026 34 58%38%4%25% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 14 Jul 2025 38 55%36%9%26% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 13 Jan 2025 35 59%35%6%21% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 12 Jul 2024 34 61%32%7%24% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 18 Jan 2024 30 67%29%4%22% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 5 Jul 2023 34 65%28%7%28% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 13 Jan 2023 33 62%32%6%25% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 7 Jul 2022 33 64%28%8%28% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 14 Jan 2022 38 59%25%16%34% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 16 Jul 2021 35 48%43%9%33% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 5 Jan 2021 29 63%32%5%23% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 17 Jul 2019 29 66%28%6%24% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 18 Jan 2019 30 59%35%5%31% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 19 Jul 2018 31 62%30%8%35% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.