BUREAU VERITAS COMMODITIES UK LIMITED
Company number: 04966988
Reporting period:
1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
Report filed on:
30 July 2026
Approved by:
Aurélie Chanussot
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: 30 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £5,699,638 (80%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £1,303,512 (18%)
- in 61 days or more: £147,675 (2%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 75%
- in 31 to 60 days: 22%
- in 61 days or more: 3%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £147,675
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 3%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 16%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
60 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
Invoices will be paid within a maximum of sixty (60) days from the invoice date by bank transfer to the account specified in the Supplier Information Form. Payments may only be made to a bank account held in the supplier's name and located in the country or jurisdiction in which the supplier is legally incorporated or registered.
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
60 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Invoices with No PO are returned to the supplier to correct. Disputed invoices are queried between the purchaser and the supplier in the first instance. If the purchaser cannot get to a resolution the query is escalated to the accounts payable team to assist in resolution. Invoices are not approved for payment until the query is resolved.
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