Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Atlas Copco Limited pays suppliers in 7 days on average — inside its 14-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 7 days inside their stated 14-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 14 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 9% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 10 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 7 days inside the 14-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports
15 → 7 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Atlas Copco Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 7 days against stated terms of 14 days; 9% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 10 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 15 days in H2 2023 to 7 now — 8 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 96% of the 593 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.
That is 16 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
Standard payment terms are 30 days from receipt of invoice.
Dispute resolution
There are several divisions in the legal entity Atlas Copco ltd., each is responsible for its own suppliers’ complaints. Each division has a designated contact e-mail address and/or phone number for the accounts payables teams, who should be contacted in case of any query related to a supplier’s invoice. Simple queries/complaints are handled directly through e-mail or phone. More complex disputes are logged in the ERP system or in a separate follow-up sheet depending on the division and followed up with the supplier. If the disputes are not resolved within a reasonable amount of time, the supplier should contact their purchasing contact, and the parties will use their reasonable endeavours to resolve the matter promptly.
Other information
The Company uses its reasonable endeavours to pay invoices promptly in accordance with its contractual payment terms unless an invoice is disputed.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 7 | 9% | 1% | 10 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 9 | 12% | 1% | 15 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 14 | 9% | 1% | 11 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 13 | 38% | 2% | 23 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 14 | 39% | 2% | 18 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 15 | 42% | 2% | 16 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 14 | 40% | 2% | 7 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 16 | 35% | 2% | 11 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 12 | 39% | 2% | 20 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 18 | 43% | 2% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H2 2020 | 21 | 29% | 4% | 23 Feb 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 17 | 26% | 4% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 22 | 30% | 4% | 4 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 28 | 47% | 13% | 31 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 29 | 45% | 13% | 16 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 23 | 54% | 6% | 30 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 21 Oct 1919
- Registered office
- TECHNOLOGY HOUSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 7DF
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