Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Versus Arthritis pays suppliers in 10 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 20 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 8% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 6%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 1 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 20 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports
22 → 10 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Versus Arthritis's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 10 days against stated terms of 30 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 22 days in H2 2023 to 10 now — 12 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 97% of the 138 large companies reporting in health & social care.
That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2020) — 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
30 Days -this could vary in relation to the supplier or service provided. This is managed and controlled by relevant stakeholders responsible for the supplier relationship. Our conditions of awards state all claims invoiced will be paid within 30 days of receipt subject to the required verifications and authorisation. Award invoices must go through a three stage process. 1. Finance receive and log the invoice 2. The invoice is sent to the operations team for verification and authorisation. The authorisation is subject to the scrutiny below 3. Once the invoice is authorised it is returned to finance for payment on the next scheduled month end payment run. Any claims received must contain sufficient detail to enable us to verify the costs incurred against the financial breakd
Dispute resolution
We refer to the contract between parties as a starting point, and if there are specific issues and challenges then we will engage in a discussion to find a mutually acceptable solution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 10 | 8% | 6% | 1 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 15 | 15% | 4% | 31 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 19 | 13% | 1% | 13 Aug 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 20 | 13% | 1% | 5 Aug 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 21 | 13% | 1% | 4 Aug 2025 |
| H2 2023 | 22 | 15% | 2% | 15 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 25 | 25% | 5% | 26 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 27 | 25% | 5% | 3 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 24 | 0% | 4% | 20 Jun 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 25 | 23% | 5% | 19 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 28 | 25% | 5% | 28 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 32 | 37% | 8% | 30 Oct 2020 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 13 Jan 1951
- Registered office
- 3RD FLOOR, LONDON, EC1A 4JQ
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