ST ALBANS OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED
Company number: 09146965
Reporting period:
1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025
Report filed on:
15 April 2026
Approved by:
Simon Lane
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 32 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £158,783,333 (60%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £104,352,336 (39%)
- in 61 days or more: £1,052,330 (< 1%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 74%
- in 31 to 60 days: 25%
- in 61 days or more: 1%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £27,966
- 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
30 days
Longest standard payment period
110 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 30 days from the date of invoice for the majority of qualifying contracts. For fuel suppliers, we operate extended terms of up to 110 days due to sector‑specific arrangements. These are the terms we use most frequently; any alternative terms are agreed on a contract‑by‑contract basis.
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
110 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
If a supplier has a query regarding an invoice or payment it will be handled by our Accounts Payable teams through both telephone and email. Once it is logged, there is a resolution and escalation process in place.
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.
No
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.
Yes
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