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Bae Systems Global Combat Systems Limited pays suppliers in 50 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 00414948 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

50daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 20 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
45% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
18%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 50 against 30–60 days

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

34 → 50 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

Bae Systems Global Combat Systems Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 50 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 45% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 18% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jul 2026.

The direction is slower: from 34 days in H2 2023 to 50 now — 16 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 59% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

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

Payment code: The Prompt Payment Code

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard conditions of purchase, provide for payment at the end of the month following the month in which an invoice is received, subject to (i) a valid invoice being properly provided by the supplier and (ii) the relevant Supplies being delivered with supporting compliance documentation and accepted by us, in accordance with the contract. The full text of the standard payment terms are available on our website www.RBSL.com.

Dispute resolution

As per our standard conditions of purchase, if a payment dispute arises, then the parties are required to follow a disputed invoicing process and use reasonable endeavours to resolve the dispute amicably. Any disputes that cannot be resolved are subject to arbitration. Our full dispute resolution process can be found on our website www.RBSL.com.

Other information

The date of receipt of the supplier's invoice has been used for the calculation of the reported statistics. The receipt date is when it was recognised onto the system. Where an invoice has been settled through the matching of a credit note, this invoice is not included in the payment statistics. If there is a partial match of a credit note against an invoice, the payment of the remainder of the invoice is included in the payment statistics. Please note due expansion of our business we are managing a significantly increased volume of invoices (c80% increase since 2023) and due to an IT upgrade which did not include a carry over of the automated Accounts Payable software, we are working to manage the increased volumes manually whilst working in parallel to source and implement new te

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20265045%18%29 Jul 2026
H2 20254226%10%11 Feb 2026
H1 20254216%9%29 Jul 2025
H2 20244725%16%31 Jan 2025
H1 20245352%26%25 Jul 2024
H2 20233426%5%30 Jan 2024
H1 2023318%3%20 Jul 2023
H2 2022297%1%31 Jan 2023
H1 20223216%3%3 Aug 2022
H2 20213320%3%1 Feb 2022
H1 2021354%1%24 Jul 2021
H2 2020367%4%29 Jan 2021
H1 20202812%2%31 Jul 2020
H2 20194014%10%30 Jan 2020
H1 20193818%12%30 Jul 2019
H2 20184026%12%28 Jan 2019
H1 20183631%13%30 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
12 Jul 1946
Registered office
RBSL, TELFORD, TF1 9AY
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 50-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 50-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £19,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 50-day cycle — about £7,900 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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 · Bae Systems Global Combat Systems Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 16 days slower over the window (34 → 50 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 50; across their last 6 reports it ranged 34–53 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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