Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Johnson Matthey PLC 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
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 11 Apr 1891
- Registered office
- 5TH FLOOR, LONDON, EC2V 7AD
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 1–90 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
Johnson Matthey PLC has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 74 days against stated terms of 1–90 days.
The direction is slower: from 60 to 74 days over the window — about 14 days slower.
In the latest period 55% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 46% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
At this time, we do not have standard payment terms across our business. There is a wide range of payment terms offered by, and negotiated with, our suppliers. Our payment hubs, hosted on multiple legacy systems, operate either weekly or fortnightly payment runs. We are in the process of standardising to 19 different payment terms and implementing these across our business.
Dispute resolution
Payment disputes are typically initially referred to the finance function, who will try to resolve them by agreement through discussion with the supplier. If resolution cannot be reached within a reasonable period, or technical in nature, the matter will typically be escalated to the procurement function, who will try to reach resolution by agreement through further discussion with the supplier. As necessary, appropriate further dispute resolution mechanisms provided for in the contract will be used (i.e. reference to mediation, arbitration or litigation).
Other information
The date of receipt of supplier invoices is not recorded. Reported statistics are calculated from the date of invoice. Supplier receipts of payment dates are unknown. For reporting purposes, receipts of payment dates are estimates. Within our procurement programme, our intention is to introduce best practices and optimise to a suite of standard payment terms across the business.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 74 | 55% | 46% | 28 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 72 | 39% | 38% | 31 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 58 | 15% | 21% | 29 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 58 | 12% | 20% | 31 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 60 | 12% | 19% | 29 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 60 | 15% | 20% | 30 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 57 | 15% | 18% | 28 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 53 | 14% | 14% | 31 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 55 | 16% | 16% | 29 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 55 | 17% | 15% | 29 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 53 | 18% | 14% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 56 | 34% | 19% | 30 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 59 | 45% | 20% | 30 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 53 | 43% | 17% | 30 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 56 | 54% | 22% | 30 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 48 | 56% | 16% | 30 Oct 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 74-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 74-day vs a 1-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-00033774 · latest period to 31 Mar 2026
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