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How long does John Lewis PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00233462 · Wholesale & retail trade · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jan 2026

43days
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.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
20 Sept 1928
Registered office
1 DRUMMOND GATE, LONDON, SW1V 2QQ
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Jul 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 7–90 days. Reported average: 43.

Stated terms7–90d
+36 days
Reported avg43d

At a glance

The key figures

7–90d
their stated terms
3%
invoices paid outside terms
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 64% of the 819 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 7d
42
41
44
41
42
43
H1 2023H1 2024H1 2024H1 2025H1 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 38% 31–60 days 50% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

John Lewis PLC has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 43 days against stated terms of 7–90 days.

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

In the latest period 3% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance 50% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

For Goods not for Resale suppliers, standard terms are 60 days. Goods For Resale suppliers are allocated terms based on the category they supply, ranging from 7 (for small suppliers) to 90 days.

Dispute resolution

In line with our Constitution, we take our relationship with suppliers seriously and work hard to build honest, long-term, sustainable partnerships. We support our suppliers in a number of ways, including through a dedicated contact centre and portal (https://supplier.coupahost.com). This makes it easy for suppliers to view their account online and submit specific, targeted queries. Any escalations are raised to the Finance Manager, Trade & Goods for Resale to investigate and resolve.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026433%12%5 Mar 2026
H1 2025426%8%1 Sept 2025
H1 2025413%7%28 Feb 2025
H1 2024443%10%4 Sept 2024
H1 2024414%7%26 Feb 2024
H1 2023424%9%24 Aug 2023
H1 2023417%8%27 Feb 2023
H1 2022396%10%25 Aug 2022
H1 2022406%10%25 Feb 2022
H1 2021426%13%26 Aug 2021
H1 2021418%10%1 Mar 2021
H1 2020426%9%20 Aug 2020
H1 2020406%5%24 Feb 2020
H1 2019406%14%20 Aug 2019
H1 2019396%12%25 Feb 2019
H1 20184015%17%23 Aug 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 43-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 43-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 43-day cycle — about £14,200 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 ±2 days period to period, around 43 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 43, moving within about ±2 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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