Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Whitbread Group PLC pays suppliers in 38 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 00029423 · Accommodation & food · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 27 Aug 2026

38daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 8 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 4% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 2%
Reporting period: 27 Feb 2026 – 27 Aug 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 17 Sept 2026

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 38 against 30–60 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 38d

0 days65 days

reported avg 38 days their filed terms 30–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 37% 31–60 days 61% 61+ days 2%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116905, period 27 Feb 2026 – 27 Aug 2026, filed 17 Sept 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Whitbread Group PLC pays within its stated range, 8 days past the shortest term. 4% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 2% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

Holding steady around 38 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 17 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 38 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±2 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Whitbread Group PLC's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 38 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 17 Sept 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 59% of the 145 large companies reporting in accommodation & food.

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

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms 30-60 days, non-standard terms agreed manually- do not exceed 60 days

Dispute resolution

We have a dedicated AP helpdesk that handles all supplier queries.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	38	4%	2%	17 Sept 2026
H1 2026	41	5%	3%	20 Mar 2026
H1 2025	40	5%	1%	23 Sept 2025
H1 2025	37	4%	2%	20 Mar 2025
H1 2024	36	4%	2%	27 Sept 2024
H1 2024	38	5%	3%	26 Mar 2024
H1 2023	39	5%	3%	8 Sept 2023
H1 2023	38	6%	4%	28 Mar 2023
H1 2022	40	9%	4%	20 Sept 2022
H1 2022	38	8%	3%	22 Mar 2022
H1 2021	35	5%	2%	17 Sept 2021
H1 2021	33	5%	2%	12 Mar 2021
H1 2020	34	5%	3%	11 Sept 2020
H1 2020	36	4%	2%	25 Mar 2020
H1 2019	35	5%	2%	24 Sept 2019
H1 2019	35	4%	3%	28 Mar 2019
H1 2018	35	4%	3%	27 Sept 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 25 Jul 1889
Registered office: WHITBREAD COURT, PORZ AVENUE DUNSTABLE, LU5 5XE

5 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 1 Sept 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 38-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 38-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 38-day cycle — about £3,200 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Whitbread Group PLC

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 38 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 38, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

Can I see what this means for my invoices?

Run the live check — it re-reads their record and their live Companies House file, on the amount you invoice.

Stay ahead

Watch Whitbread Group PLC (free)

Their next payment report is due ≈ 25 Mar 2027. We watch their public record and email you when something changes — a new payment report, late filings, insolvency markers, new charges.

You’ll get a confirmation email first. Unsubscribe any time. How we handle your address.

More large companies in accommodation & food

Westminster Bridge Hotel Operator Limited · White Rose UK Ltd · Westbridge Foods Limited · Yha (England and Wales) · Wernick Hire Limited · Yo! Sushi UK Ltd

How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?

UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.

What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.

How often is this data updated?

Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.

Is this official government data?

The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

Report PL-00029423 · latest period to 27 Aug 2026

Verify the original Companies House file

Built by YORXEN LTD · registered in England & Wales · CRN 17303256 · privacy · terms.