Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co. Ltd pays suppliers in 39 days on average
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average at 39 days, with 74% of invoices paid outside the terms they agreed.
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 74% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 18%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Where 39 days sits on the clock
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
33 → 39 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co. Ltd's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 39 days; 74% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 18% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 33 days in H2 2023 to 39 now — 6 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 79% of the 73 large companies reporting in arts & entertainment.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The Company's standard payment terms are that invoices are paid at the end of the month following the month in which the invoice is dated. Significant contracts including those for player transfers and related transactions are subject to specific payment terms as set out in and agreed in the applicable contract.
Dispute resolution
Disputes resolving payments would normally be initially resolved by the Accounts Payable function. Where a resolution is unable to be achieved, it will be escalated to senior management within the Finance function, the relevant business user and/or the Operations and Finance Director if appropriate.
Other information
The implementation of a new ERP system resulted in Finance processing a higher volume of older invoices as part of a catch-up exercise
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 39 | 74% | 18% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 54 | 64% | 25% | 2 Feb 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 33 | 23% | 12% | 28 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 40 | 36% | 19% | 27 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 36 | 24% | 14% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 33 | 17% | 10% | 31 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 17% | 9% | 3 Aug 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 34 | 20% | 12% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 32 | 20% | 9% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H2 2021 | 36 | 25% | 15% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 37 | 30% | 15% | 9 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 41 | 32% | 21% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 41 | 34% | 20% | 28 Aug 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 34 | 21% | 12% | 31 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 39 | 33% | 20% | 31 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 37 | 32% | 14% | 31 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 32 | 19% | 10% | 21 Dec 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 35 | 23% | 12% | 21 Dec 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 3 May 1898
- Registered office
- LILYWHITE HOUSE, LONDON, N17 0BX
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