How long does DS Smith Paper Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00058614 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory payment reports on record

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Reports, filed on the gov.uk register and board-approved. Verify the latest original · Companies House file.

Average time to pay

86 days

Their stated terms

90–155 days

Paid outside terms

Sector median

45 days

In the latest reporting window DS Smith Paper Limited was slower than 97% of the 974 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

Every statutory report they have filed

Their own figures, unedited, most recent first.

Period	Avg days to pay	Outside terms	Paid after 61+ days	Filed
H2 2025	86	4%	77%	30 Jan 2026
H1 2025	79	7%	51%	29 May 2025
H2 2024	74	5%	60%	29 Nov 2024
H1 2024	84	5%	78%	29 May 2024
H2 2023	86	8%	74%	28 Nov 2023
H1 2023	89	9%	64%	26 May 2023
H2 2022	91	9%	71%	30 Nov 2022
H1 2022	91	10%	81%	30 May 2022
H2 2021	92	9%	72%	26 Nov 2021
H1 2021	89	8%	77%	28 May 2021
H2 2020	87	7%	76%	27 Nov 2020
H1 2020	92	10%	81%	28 May 2020
H2 2019	94	11%	80%	28 Nov 2019
H1 2019	93	10%	80%	30 May 2019
H2 2018	92	11%	83%	28 Nov 2018
H1 2018	92	15%	82%	31 May 2018
H2 2017	102	27%	52%	30 Nov 2017

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