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| 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 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 | 30 Jan 2026 | 26 | 68% | 31% | 1% | 7% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jul 2025 | 32 | 62% | 36% | 2% | 7% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 36 | 58% | 39% | 3% | 7% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 31 Jul 2024 | 36 | 55% | 42% | 3% | 16% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 36 | 54% | 41% | 5% | 12% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 36 | 56% | 36% | 8% | 14% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 38 | 45% | 45% | 10% | 15% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 26 Jul 2022 | 34 | 56% | 40% | 4% | 10% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 25 Jan 2022 | 38 | 49% | 44% | 7% | 10% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 28 Jul 2021 | 37 | 47% | 49% | 4% | 14% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 37 | 42% | 54% | 4% | 13% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 33 | 49% | 50% | 1% | 13% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 39 | 35% | 59% | 6% | 41% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 10 Apr 2019 | 37 | 42% | 53% | 4% | 38% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 10 Apr 2019 | 36 | 46% | 51% | 3% | 32% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are 55 days unless agreed otherwise between customer and supplier.
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
90
Vitacress place high importance on ensuring queries are solved in a timely manner. Invoices are processed and recorded on the system as soon as they are received. Any dispute is queried either directly with the supplier or the procurement team dependent on the query. Once all parties are in agreement, the invoice is processed for payment.
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
Vitacress Salads Limited is registered at Lower Link Farm, St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, and trades as Vitacress Salads, part of the wider Vitacress family of businesses within the RAR Group. It grows watercress and leaf salads from farms across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Kent, supplying fresh leafy produce to major supermarkets. The wider Vitacress group, which began in 1951 with watercress beds in Alresford, also grows herbs and baby leaf salads across the UK, Spain and Portugal, and employs over 1,500 people across Europe. Vitacress Salads' own prepared salad brand is Steve's Leaves. Its Companies House record shows the business classified under growing of non-perennial crops, consistent with its watercress and salad farming operations.
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