Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Unilever U.k. Central Resources Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
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
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–90 days. Reported average: 74.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Unilever U.k. Central Resources Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 74 days against stated terms of 30–90 days.
The direction is slower: from 66 to 74 days over the window — about 8 days slower.
In the latest period 3% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 67% landed 61+ days out.
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 |
Working-capital effect
What a 74-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. 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 Act 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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How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.
The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
Report PL-00029140 · latest period to 30 Jun 2026
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