Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
BP P.L.C. pays suppliers in 17 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 13 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 12% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 0%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 13 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
5 → 17 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
BP P.L.C.'s H1 2026 filing puts their average at 17 days against stated terms of 30 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 5 days in H2 2023 to 17 now — 12 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 86% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 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
30 days
Dispute resolution
The Company will notify suppliers of any invoice disputes. The Company and the supplier will endeavour to resolve all disputes by agreement of the parties. Once resolved payment will be made in accordance with agreed terms. If these discussions are unsuccessful then the dispute will be resolved by reference to arbitration or courts (as specified in the contract).
Other information
No relevant contracts were entered into during the period Payment statistics disclosed in this report can be affected by a number of different factors including payments made to other BP group companies which are included within the data disclosed. Invoices are often reported as due but not paid within agreed terms because contract payments due on weekends or bank holidays are typically paid on the following business day and the company typically initiates payments in batches on a twice weekly basis; where this is the case payments will normally be received by the supplier within a few days of the due date.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 17 | 12% | 0% | 28 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 19 | 5% | 0% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 25 | 27% | 5% | 28 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 40 | 33% | 15% | 28 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 23 | 13% | 6% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 5 | 9% | 4% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 10 | 18% | 0% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 1 | 7% | 4% | 14 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 24 | 23% | 10% | 28 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 9 | 8% | 0% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 11 | 8% | 0% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 16 | 7% | 2% | 30 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 10 | 3% | 0% | 29 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 24 | 17% | 4% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 22 | 19% | 4% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 27 | 46% | 3% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 24 | 33% | 4% | 27 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 14 Apr 1909
- Registered office
- 1 ST JAMES'S SQUARE, SW1Y 4PD
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