Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Johnson Matthey PLC pays suppliers in 74 days on average — within its stated 1–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 73 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 55% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 46%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Apr 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 1–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
60 → 74 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Johnson Matthey PLC's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 74 days against stated terms of 1–90 days; 55% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 46% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Apr 2026.
The direction is slower: from 60 days in H2 2023 to 74 now — 14 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 93% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 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
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 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 11 Apr 1891
- Registered office
- HQ BUILDING, ROYSTON, SG8 5HE
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 1-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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