OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED
Company number: 10719222
Reporting period:
1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
Report filed on:
19 February 2026
Approved by:
Christopher John Urwin
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? No
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 14 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £5,295,963 (95%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £282,843 (5%)
- in 61 days or more: £15,589 (< 1%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 97%
- in 31 to 60 days: 3%
- in 61 days or more: 0%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £15,589
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 0%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
14 days
Longest standard payment period
30 days
Standard payment terms
Payment of the price and VAT shall be due within 30 days of the date of the Seller’s invoice. No invoice shall be submitted by the Seller to the company prior to delivery of all of the goods in conformity with the purchase order and the specification, or the full and proper completion of the services and no payment shall be payable until delivery of all of the goods or the full and proper completion of all of the Services specified in the purchase order and specification.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
30 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Suppliers with invoice queries may contact the Accounts Payable (AP) team via email or by direct contact with a member of the team. The AP team will review and investigate the query and liaise with the relevant operational manager where necessary to resolve the issue.
Where ODS identifies a discrepancy or query with an invoice, the invoice will be placed on hold and the supplier will be notified promptly with details of the issue. The AP team and operational manager will work collaboratively with the supplier to clarify or correct the information required.
Once the matter has been resolved and any necessary amendments have been made, the invoice will be approved for payment in accordance with agreed contractual payment terms. ODS aims to resolve disputes efficiently and minimise delays through clear and timely communication.
Other payment information
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?
For example, signatories to The Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
Yes
Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
No
Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No
During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No