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Sectors›Road Travel›ARRIVA LONDON NORTH LIMITED

ARRIVA LONDON NORTH LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2025
51Fair
↓ 2.7vs last year
#4467 in UK
#252 in Road Travel
#97 in North East

Company Information

Company Number
02328559
Registered Address
1 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business, Park, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 3XP
Status
Active
Employee Count
4,708
Turnover
£262,530,000
EBITDA
£11,249,000

Additional Details

Website
https://arrivalondon.com
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
14 December 1988
Nature of Business
49319 - Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)
Industries
Road Travel
Region
North East
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Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
53 days
Shortest Period:60 days
Longest Period:0 days
Max Contractual:60 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
23%
31-60 Days
70%
After 60 Days
7%
Not Paid Within Terms12%

Payment Features

Participates in Codes✗ No
E-Invoicing✗ No
Supply Chain Finance✗ No

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2025-07-30
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 202530 Jul 20255323%70%7%12%
01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 202429 Jan 20255126%66%8%12%
01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 202426 Jul 20245029%66%5%10%
01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 202324 Jan 20245027%66%6%12%
01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 202327 Jul 20235323%68%9%15%
01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 202219 Jan 20236915%72%14%25%
01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 202126 Jan 20225812%76%12%20%
01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 202126 Jul 20215513%73%14%27%
01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 202026 Jan 20215411%79%10%21%
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 202020 Jul 20205512%70%18%29%
01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 201928 Jan 20205419%73%8%27%
01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 201919 Jul 20195315%68%17%29%
01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 201823 Jan 20194522%70%8%67%
01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 201815 Aug 20184325%60%15%72%

Invoice Payment Practices

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Payment Terms

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. The company’s standard payment terms is 60 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

Dispute Resolution Process

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.

Other Payment Information

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?

❌

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No information available

About this company

Arriva London North Limited, formerly Leaside Bus Company Limited, is a bus operator registered in England and controlled by Arriva Uk Bus Holdings Limited, part of the wider Arriva group. Its registered SIC classification covers other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport, indicating it runs local bus services in north London. The company is administered from a registered office in Sunderland, a common arrangement for Arriva group subsidiaries, though its operational activity relates to bus routes in London. It has been incorporated since December 1988 and remains an active company within the Arriva bus network, providing passenger transport services rather than freight or long-distance travel.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

Financial Metrics

Cash
£3,000
Net Worth
-£93,625,000
Total Current Assets
£70,907,000
Total Current Liabilities
£210,882,000

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PaymentCheck

Our mission is to change the culture of late payments in the UK and help save over 55,000 companies every year which close due to cashflow issues.

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Registered Address: 3rd Floor Suite 207 Regent Street London W1B 3HH

Made by Alastair Campbell