ORONA LIMITED
Company number: 01317466
Reporting period:
1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
Report filed on:
15 July 2026
Approved by:
Maria Gonzalez Navarro
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: 59 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £2,611,145 (14%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £7,587,013 (41%)
- in 61 days or more: £8,226,113 (45%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 6%
- in 31 to 60 days: 60%
- in 61 days or more: 34%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £4,393,574
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 13%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 1%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
0 days
Longest standard payment period
75 days
Standard payment terms
Direct Debit invoices: 30 days
Subcontractor / labour invoices: nett 30 days payable on the 30th of following month
Other suppliers: nett 60 days payable on the 10th of the following month
Foreign transactions: nett 60 days payable on the 15th of the following month
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
75 days
Intercompany payments - Orona Limited to Orona Scoop SA (Spain)
Intercompany transactions are subject to the longest payment terms in accordance with the applicable intercompany agreements. By value, these transactions account for more than 25% of total payments made during the first half of the year. As all intercompany transactions have payment terms exceeding 61 days, they are reported within the "Over 61 Days" category and account for more than 50% of the total value reported in this payment term band.
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
External disputes:
1. The Company will notify the supplier promptly if invoice requirements are not met.
2. The dispute will be logged and resolution will be pursued without undue delay.
Internal disputes:
1. The Company will consider a dispute as internal when:
- goods/services are not recorded as received on the system;
- goods/services purchase is not approved on the system;
- there are discrepancies in price or quantity, between the invoice and the purchase order.
2. The dispute will be logged and assigned to the responsible person and department.
3. Resolution will be pursued without undue delay.
4. Invoices will be paid in full upon resolution of the dispute. Any undisputed portions of the invoices will remain unpaid until such resolution is achieved.
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.
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