Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does BP Oil UK Limited 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
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 20 Dec 1947
- Registered office
- CHERTSEY ROAD, MIDDLESEX, TW16 7BP
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 0–60 days. Reported average: 16.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
BP Oil UK Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 16 days against stated terms of 0–60 days.
The direction is faster: from 39 to 16 days over the window — about 23 days faster.
In the latest period 6% 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
0 to 60 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
The 6 days payment period referred to under “Shortest standard payment period” above is based on the supply standard of 6 days after month of lifting – if product was lifted on the last day of the month then payment would be due 6 days later. 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 BACS transfers to suppliers arrive in the supplier’s bank account two business days after leaving the company’s bank account and the company typically initiates payments in batches on a daily basis; where this is the case payments will normally be received by the supp
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 16 | 6% | 0% | 29 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 18 | 8% | 1% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 21 | 4% | 1% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 37 | 8% | 4% | 31 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 37 | 4% | 3% | 29 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 39 | 5% | 3% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 37 | 3% | 5% | 21 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 23 | 2% | 1% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 23 | 20% | 4% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 16 | 9% | 1% | 26 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 16 | 4% | 1% | 27 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 15 | 2% | 1% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 15 | 3% | 1% | 29 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 17 | 5% | 1% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 18 | 6% | 2% | 26 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 20 | 24% | 2% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 22 | 9% | 5% | 27 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 16-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.
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.
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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.
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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