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Which large UK companies pay their suppliers late?

Of 6,224 large UK companies, 482 take more than 60 days on average to pay their suppliers, and 713 pay more than half of their invoices later than their own agreed terms.

The median across every UK filing is 31 days. 48% pay within 30 days on average, and 62 filed an average of more than 90 days.

UK figures cover payments to all suppliers, from each company's latest payment practices filing. Filings from March 2025 to August 2026. The full dataset counts 6,731 filers. 504 of them have no row in the company-level list. We leave out 3 averages above 365 days as likely filing errors. This page covers 6,224.

How long do large UK companies take to pay?

Up to 30 days48%

31 to 60 days44%

61 to 90 days7%

Over 90 days1%

If your own customers appear below, UK credit control software sends the reminders for you, and the late payment interest calculator shows what you can add to an overdue invoice. For wider figures on how UK businesses get paid, see UK accounts receivable statistics.

These are self-reported averages, not findings of late payment. A company that pays on its own 60-day terms shows as slow, not late, and some averages include invoices within the same group. Check the company's own filing before you draw a conclusion. How to read these figures.

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Which company takes longest to pay?

Ibc Vehicles Limited filed an average of 295 days to pay suppliers, the longest of the 6,224 large UK companies in the March 2025 to August 2026 filings.

1 Ibc Vehicles LimitedManufacturing · terms 30 to 60 days 295days
2 Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services LimitedHuman health and social work · terms 30 to 60 days 249days
3 Petrofac Engineering LimitedAdministrative and support services · terms 30 to 60 days 242days
4 Viridor Efw (Runcorn) LimitedOther service activities · terms 60 to 90 days 225days
5 Wavemaker Global LimitedAdministrative and support services · terms 25 to 60 days 193days
6 Proserv UK LimitedManufacturing · terms 30 to 60 days 186days

See the 50 slowest

Ranked by the average days to pay in each company's latest filing (March 2025 to August 2026).

Company	Avg days to pay	Standard terms	Paid late	Sector
Ibc Vehicles Limited	295	30 to 60 days	51%	Manufacturing
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Limited	249	30 to 60 days	44%	Human health and social work
Petrofac Engineering Limited	242	30 to 60 days	35%	Administrative and support services
Viridor Efw (Runcorn) Limited	225	60 to 90 days	0%	Other service activities
Wavemaker Global Limited	193	25 to 60 days	0%	Administrative and support services
Proserv UK Limited	186	30 to 60 days	78%	Manufacturing
Amazon Digital UK Limited	144	60 days	4%	Information and communication
Norse Care (Services) Limited	143	14 to 30 days	79%	Human health and social work
Rsa Accident Repairs Limited	142	7 days	44%	Wholesale and retail trade
Baker & Mckenzie LLP	142	0 to 30 days	41%	n/a
BRS Golf Limited	139	1 to 25 days	98%	Information and communication
Ernst & Young (Emeia) Services Limited	138	45 to 90 days	64%	Professional, scientific and technical
Lomond Motors (East) Limited	136	3 to 62 days	89%	Wholesale and retail trade
Rank Group Gaming Division Limited	133	5 to 60 days	33%	Professional, scientific and technical
Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited	132	30 to 45 days	4%	Information and communication
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare International Limited	132	30 to 180 days	4%	Manufacturing
Credit Suisse International	132	5 to 45 days	72%	Financial and insurance
Ferraris Piston Service Limited	132	12 days	27%	Wholesale and retail trade
Ey Global Services Limited	130	45 to 90 days	38%	Professional, scientific and technical
Firstport Retirement Property Services Limited	130	0 to 60 days	3%	Real estate
Tata Steel UK Limited	127	0 to 180 days	92%	Manufacturing
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK Limited	127	30 to 180 days	5%	Manufacturing
Nov Downhole Eurasia Limited	120	60 days	88%	Mining and quarrying
Ab Inbev UK Limited	118	0 to 240 days	0%	Manufacturing
Essence Global Limited	118	25 to 60 days	3%	Professional, scientific and technical
Veh MFG UK Limited	116	30 to 180 days	8%	Manufacturing
Computershare Mortgage Services Limited	116	0 to 60 days	45%	Financial and insurance
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP	113	1 days	0%	n/a
Moderna Biotech UK Limited	113	60 days	62%	Professional, scientific and technical
Mondelez UK Confectionery Production Limited	113	60 days	7%	Manufacturing
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Limited	113	30 to 180 days	23%	Construction
Kimberly-Clark European Services Limited	112	3 to 183 days	26%	Financial and insurance
BFSL Limited	112	30 days	100%	Financial and insurance
Petrofac Facilities Management Limited	110	30 to 60 days	16%	Mining and quarrying
Jacobs Douwe Egberts GB Ltd	110	30 to 90 days	72%	Wholesale and retail trade
John Dewar and Sons Limited	108	90 days	10%	Manufacturing
Garmin (Europe) Limited	108	7 to 150 days	63%	Wholesale and retail trade
Zimmer Biomet UK Limited	106	1 to 120 days	6%	Wholesale and retail trade
Norton Healthcare Limited	104	120 days	26%	Manufacturing
Tivoli Group Limited	104	7 to 60 days	96%	Administrative and support services
Universal Music Publishing International Limited	103	1 days	100%	Information and communication
Severfield (Design & Build) Limited	102	30 to 60 days	24%	Manufacturing
Mcnicholas Construction Services Limited	102	7 days	20%	Other service activities
Catalent CTS (Edinburgh) Limited	101	30 to 60 days	52%	Manufacturing
Stapleton's (Tyre Services) Limited	99	7 days	20%	Wholesale and retail trade
Costa Limited	98	60 to 120 days	2%	Manufacturing
Cadbury UK Limited	98	60 days	13%	Manufacturing
Simon Bidco Limited	98	30 days	94%	Financial and insurance
GSF Car Parts Limited	97	0 to 270 days	10%	Wholesale and retail trade
GKN Aerospace Services Limited	97	n/a	28%	Manufacturing

The worst culprits: companies that paid every invoice late

Based on each company's own filing. A small invoice count can push this to 100%.

12 large UK companies paid 100% of invoices to suppliers outside their agreed terms in their latest filing.

1 BFSL LimitedFinancial and insurance · 112 days on average 100%paid late
2 Universal Music Publishing International LimitedInformation and communication · 103 days on average 100%paid late
3 Global Ad Sales LimitedInformation and communication · 82 days on average 100%paid late
4 Ubs Asset Management UK LtdFinancial and insurance · 76 days on average 100%paid late
5 Centrica LNG UK LimitedMining and quarrying · 64 days on average 100%paid late
6 Worldpay Group LimitedAdministrative and support services · 41 days on average 100%paid late

See all 12 companies

Company	Paid late	Standard terms	Avg days to pay	Sector
BFSL Limited	100%	30 days	112	Financial and insurance
Universal Music Publishing International Limited	100%	1 days	103	Information and communication
Global Ad Sales Limited	100%	1 to 10 days	82	Information and communication
Ubs Asset Management UK Ltd	100%	0 to 60 days	76	Financial and insurance
Centrica LNG UK Limited	100%	10 days	64	Mining and quarrying
Worldpay Group Limited	100%	0 to 30 days	41	Administrative and support services
Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited	100%	0 to 32 days	32	Administrative and support services
Jimmy Choo Group Limited	100%	30 days	31	Financial and insurance
Castrol Limited	100%	n/a	28	Professional, scientific and technical
Nikkei FT Learning Limited	100%	0 to 30 days	24	Education
Deloitte Erdc Limited	100%	14 to 60 days	15	Professional, scientific and technical
Valero Holdco UK Ltd	100%	30 days	6	Financial and insurance

Read these figures with care

The figures are self-reported by each company. An average includes every invoice the company paid, and that can include invoices from companies in its own group on long internal terms. Some very high figures are filing errors, so we leave out anything above 365 days. Slow is not the same as late: a company that writes 60-day terms into its contracts and pays on day 60 is slow but not late. Open the filing before you draw a conclusion about one company.

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Questions

Which UK companies pay their suppliers late?

Of 6,224 large UK companies, 482 take more than 60 days on average to pay their suppliers, and 713 pay more than half of their invoices later than their own agreed terms. The tables on this page list the slowest payers and the companies that miss their own terms most often, each linked to its filing.

How can I check how fast a UK company pays its suppliers?

Large UK companies must publish their payment practices twice a year on the government payment practices service. Search for the company on this page to see its average days to pay, the share of invoices it pays late, and its standard terms, with a link to the original filing.

Why do some companies show very long payment times?

The figures are self-reported. Some averages include payments to companies in the same group on long internal terms, and some are filing errors. Open the filing before you draw a conclusion about one company. We leave out figures above 365 days from the rankings.

Method and sources

Each company's latest filing under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 with a period ending March 2025 to August 2026. Figures are as filed. Sectors come from the company's first SIC code on the Companies House register. For sector medians, see UK payment times by industry. The full list is available as a JSON download.

Source: UK payment practices service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cite this page:

Paidnice (2026). UK late payers. https://www.paidnice.com/payment-times/uk/late-payers. Source: UK payment practices filings (March 2025 to August 2026), Companies House, Insolvency Service.

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