Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does BP P.l.c. take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
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
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 17.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
BP P.l.c. has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 17 days against stated terms of 30 days.
The direction is slower: from 5 to 17 days over the window — about 12 days slower.
In the latest period 12% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.
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 |
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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.
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