Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00074974 · Professional & technical services · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

44days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 29 Sept 1902
Registered office: GLOBE HOUSE, LONDON, WC2R 3LA

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–120 days. Reported average: 44.

Stated terms30–120d

+14 days

Reported avg44d

At a glance

The key figures

30–120d

their stated terms

11%

invoices paid outside terms

±1d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 76% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 40% 31–60 days 39% 61+ days 21%

The read · computed from their figures

British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 44 days against stated terms of 30–120 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 11% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 21% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

D025 - Due on the 25th of next month Some contracts contain a fortnightly payment run clause that states Suppliers accept that BAT’s payment processing centres operate a fortnightly payment run system and that, if the due date for payment of the Valid Invoice falls after the fortnightly payment run day in the relevant week, the Valid Invoice will be paid on the following fortnightly payment run day. This clause is agreed with Suppliers as part of the contract negotiation process before it is implemented.

Dispute resolution

If suppliers have any queries related to invoices and payments they can contact [email protected], which acts as an information center. FSD UK will provide details such as status of invoices, date of payments and statement of account reconciliations. For any dispute related to the terms and conditions agreed, FSD UK will direct the suppliers to the relevant BAT personnel to obtain information about their query.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	44	11%	21%	29 Jul 2026
H2 2025	42	10%	18%	26 Jan 2026
H1 2025	44	8%	20%	24 Jul 2025
H2 2024	43	10%	18%	28 Jan 2025
H1 2024	44	9%	21%	18 Jul 2024
H2 2023	42	18%	20%	25 Jan 2024
H1 2023	42	24%	19%	20 Jul 2023
H2 2022	44	27%	23%	24 Jan 2023
H1 2022	42	37%	21%	28 Jul 2022
H2 2021	42	24%	18%	26 Jan 2022
H1 2021	46	17%	24%	26 Jul 2021
H2 2020	45	17%	25%	28 Jan 2021
H1 2020	41	19%	21%	29 Jul 2020
H2 2019	53	22%	23%	30 Jan 2020
H1 2019	40	19%	15%	24 Jul 2019
H2 2018	37	14%	11%	30 Jan 2019
H1 2018	41	17%	15%	30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 44-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 44-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 44-day cycle — about £5,500 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 44 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 44, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

Can I see what this means for my invoices?

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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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