| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jul 2025 | 33 | 70% | 26% | 4% | 28% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 23 Jan 2025 | 48 | 32% | 50% | 18% | 67% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 25 Jul 2024 | 52 | 54% | 33% | 13% | 40% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 26 Jan 2024 | 60 | 58% | 27% | 15% | 35% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 27 Jul 2023 | 53 | 52% | 31% | 18% | 45% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 26 Jan 2023 | 54 | 48% | 32% | 20% | 49% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 26 Jan 2022 | 60 | 45% | 31% | 24% | 56% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 26 Jul 2021 | 52 | 53% | 25% | 22% | 51% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 69 | 44% | 30% | 26% | 64% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 54 | 51% | 27% | 22% | 61% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 04 Feb 2020 | 44 | 48% | 39% | 12% | 67% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
It is the company’s policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms based on the timely submission of valid invoices containing a correct company Purchase Order reference. The company’s standard payment terms is 30 days from date of invoice, however, on some occasions variations to these standard payment terms may be agreed.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No additional information
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60
The company (as with the wider Arriva group of companies) seeks to deal with suppliers of all sizes in a fair and reasonable manner. The operating company seeks to respond and address supplier queries as quickly as possible. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by the central Arriva Accounts Payable team, it would be escalated in the first instance to the senior management of the operating company or procurement relationship manager for resolution.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
Arriva Limited is a UK passenger transport operator, formerly known as Arriva PLC, Cowie Group PLC and T Cowie PLC before adopting its current name. Companies House records its business as passenger rail transport and other urban, suburban and metropolitan passenger land transport, reflecting operations across bus and rail services. Its own help portal confirms a bus operation organised by region, covering Southern Counties, North West and Wales, North East and Yorkshire, and the Midlands. The company is part of a wider corporate group, with its accounts filed as a subsidiary and guaranteed by a parent company. It remains an active private limited company registered in Sunderland, having originated in 1938.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: help.arrivabus.co.uk · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk