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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

National Magazine Company Limited(THE) pays suppliers in 29 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 00112955 · Information & communication · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

29daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 1 day inside the shortest term they state (30 days).

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
35% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
3%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 15 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 1 day inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

Holding steady around 29 days

The read · computed from their figures

National Magazine Company Limited(THE)'s H1 2026 filing puts their average at 29 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 35% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 15 Jul 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 50% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.

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

5% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Hearst UK general terms are to settle all valid invoices within 30 days although this can be dependent upon the nature of the goods or services being provided.

Dispute resolution

Every effort is made to resolve all payment related disputes and queries quickly. We regularly review supplier statements and contact suppliers regarding invoices which have not been received.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262935%3%15 Jul 2026
H2 20252733%2%30 Jan 2026
H1 20252934%3%30 Jul 2025
H2 20243146%5%30 Jan 2025
H1 20243034%6%29 Jul 2024
H2 20232729%5%29 Jan 2024
H1 20232928%5%24 Jul 2023
H2 20222723%4%27 Jan 2023
H1 20222926%4%20 Jul 2022
H2 20212827%4%28 Jan 2022
H1 20212721%5%29 Jul 2021
H2 20202810%4%29 Jan 2021
H1 2020329%9%31 Jul 2020
H2 20192810%6%31 Jan 2020
H1 20194018%4%30 Jul 2019
H2 20182919%4%21 Jan 2019
H1 20184217%14%26 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
29 Nov 1910
Registered office
30 PANTON STREET, LONDON, SW1Y 4AJ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Quick answers · National Magazine Company Limited(THE)

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 29 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 29, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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