YODEL DELIVERY NETWORK LIMITED
Company number: 05200072
Reporting period:
1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024
Report filed on:
8 August 2024
Approved by:
Stuart Caldwell
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 11 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 95%
- in 31 to 60 days: 4%
- in 61 days or more: 1%
Late and disputed:
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 4%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
60 days
Longest standard payment period
90 days
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms for goods and services are 60 days, the maximum payment terms are 90 days. For Delivery Drivers, we pay 4 weeks after the end of the week in which the work is carried out. Invoices from Self-Employed Suppliers are submitted to Yodel on a self-bill basis.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
There has been a change to the standard payment terms for Delivery Drivers in this reporting period. Previously for Self-Employed Service Partners, we paid 5 weeks after the end of the week in which the work was carried out and for Self-Employed Owner Drivers, 2 weeks after the end of the week in which the work was carried out.
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
Consultation process and financial help.
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
90 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
Payment disputes are referred to the Chief Financial Officer of the business for resolution.
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.
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