Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Tesco Stores Limited pays suppliers in 43 days on average — within its stated 5–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 38 days past the shortest term they state (5 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 5–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 1% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 5%
- Reporting period
- 2 Mar 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 43 against 5–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 43 days
The read · computed from their figures
Tesco Stores Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 43 days against stated terms of 5–90 days; 1% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Sept 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±0 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 66% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
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
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
1. Fruit, Veg, Meat, Fish, Poultry and Tobacco: 28 Days 2. Chilled, Convenience, Frozen & pet care: 35 Days 3. Dairy: 40 Days 4. Bakery, Grocery, Household, Health & Beauty: 45 Days 5. Wine, Beer & Spirits: 60 Days 6. Clothing and General Merchandise (UK sourced): 60 Days 7. Clothing and General merchandise (overseas sourced) 90 Days The above apply for turnover of GBP 12 Mn or more (up to GBP 75 Mn). GBP 250K to GBP 12 Mn : 5 days less than the standard payment days Less than GBP 250K : 5 Days payment term Goods Not for Resale a) Annual business with Tesco of more than GBP 250K - Payment terms of 60 days b) Annual business with Tesco is less than GBP 250K - 5 Days payment term
Dispute resolution
Tesco manages queries from Suppliers & ensures that the queries are resolved accurately within SLA. We have a dedicated team to manage queries. All queries are managed through an incident management tool. Vendor Queries are received through a generic email ID and tickets are created and logged with mandatory documents which would get routed to the right work group as per the designed workflow (These tickets have a SLA of 7 days for them to be resolved). All tickets are closely monitored to ensure there are no breaches. If there is a dispute, we would call/email the relevant vendors and follow up with an email to resolve. All queries raised by vendors are usually resolved within 7 days. We have an escalation matrix which is shared with all vendors. We conduct periodic g
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 43 | 1% | 5% | 29 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 43 | 1% | 6% | 30 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 43 | 1% | 5% | 22 Sept 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 43 | 3% | 6% | 21 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 43 | 3% | 5% | 23 Sept 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 43 | 3% | 4% | 25 Mar 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 42 | 3% | 4% | 25 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 41 | 3% | 4% | 24 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 40 | 3% | 2% | 23 Sept 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 40 | 3% | 3% | 25 Mar 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 41 | 2% | 2% | 28 Sept 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 41 | 3% | 2% | 29 Mar 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 40 | 3% | 2% | 28 Sept 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 41 | 3% | 2% | 30 Mar 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 40 | 1% | 2% | 24 Sept 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 40 | 4% | 3% | 26 Mar 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 40 | 4% | 2% | 25 Sept 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 9 May 1953
- Registered office
- TESCO HOUSE, SHIRE PARK, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 1GA
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 43-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 43-day vs a 5-day payment cycle.
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.
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