Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited pays suppliers in 74 days on average — within its stated 30–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 44 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 3% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 67%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 74 against 30–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
66 → 74 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 74 days against stated terms of 30–90 days; 3% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 67% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 66 days in H2 2023 to 74 now — 8 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 95% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited standard payment terms are 90 days from receipt of a valid invoice. We offer payment terms of 30 days from receipt of a valid invoice for SME suppliers, charities and business associations.
Dispute resolution
Suppliers can get in touch with Unilever's Accounts Payable Helpdesk for any invoice or payment queries via phone or by logging a request using the Supplier Query Form also find out How To Invoice Unilever. The website also provides information on what to include on invoices, how to read a purchase order or escalate an existing query.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 74 | 3% | 67% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 68 | 3% | 61% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 69 | 3% | 63% | 28 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 67 | 3% | 59% | 28 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 68 | 3% | 61% | 29 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 66 | 2% | 57% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 67 | 1% | 60% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 66 | 3% | 59% | 26 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 67 | 2% | 59% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 65 | 1% | 55% | 1 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 66 | 2% | 54% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 66 | 3% | 55% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 66 | 4% | 55% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 61 | 3% | 46% | 28 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 63 | 4% | 49% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 62 | 7% | 46% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 62 | 4% | 46% | 27 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 13 Jun 1889
- Registered office
- UNILEVER HOUSE, LONDON, EC4Y 0DY
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 74-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 74-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.
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