Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Dow Chemical Company Limited pays suppliers in 49 days on average — 19 days past its stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 19 days past the 30-day term they state.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 9% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 42%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 3 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 19 days past their stated terms
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 49 days
The read · computed from their figures
Dow Chemical Company Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 49 days against stated terms of 30 days; 9% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 42% took 61 days or longer. Filed 3 Sept 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 58% 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
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Net 60 Net 30 Net 45
Dispute resolution
A supplier invoice can be received either in paper or PDF format. The paper invoice will be barcoded and scanned, the PDF invoice will be uploaded into the ERP system. Invoices with a purchase order. A first pass attempt to post the invoice in the financial book of records will be executed, whereby the invoice amounts and quantities will be matched versus the purchase order. In case of discrepancies, an internal follow up will be performed with the purchase requisitioner or goods receiver for the quantity part and/or with the buyer for unit price deviations. If the discrepancy cannot be solved and are rejected by the internal partners, the invoice will be rejected and sent back to supplier with the request to issue a corrective invoice or (partial) credit note. If the discrepancy has
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 49 | 9% | 42% | 3 Sept 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 50 | 12% | 52% | 27 Mar 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 52 | 7% | 52% | 14 Oct 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 50 | 10% | 46% | 17 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 51 | 12% | 52% | 24 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 50 | 12% | 45% | 2 Feb 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 67 | 13% | 50% | 19 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 54 | 9% | 44% | 1 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 50 | 7% | 46% | 22 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 50 | 8% | 49% | 2 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 51 | 10% | 42% | 19 Aug 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 49 | 9% | 31% | 9 Feb 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 49 | 14% | 33% | 3 Aug 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 47 | 12% | 29% | 4 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 51 | 16% | 27% | 13 Aug 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 53 | 26% | 29% | 28 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 48 | 23% | 24% | 19 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 20 Aug 1954
- Registered office
- 5 OAKWATER AVENUE, CHEADLE, SK8 3SR
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 49-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 49-day vs a 30-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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