Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Warner Music UK Limited pays suppliers in 21 days on average — within its stated 1–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 20 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 80% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 11%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 8 May 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 21 against 1–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
27 → 21 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Warner Music UK Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 1–90 days; 80% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 11% took 61 days or longer. Filed 8 May 2026.
The direction is faster: from 27 days in H2 2023 to 21 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 88% 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.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
All suppliers of goods and services are offered 45 day payment terms from the date of receipt of the invoice by the accounts payable team, except for other Warner Music Group companies, which have typical payment terms of 60 days. Shorter payment terms may be available by exception if agreed during the contract negotiation period. Invoices in nearly all cases will only be processed when they include reference to a valid purchase order number, invoices are then paid on weekly payment runs as they fall due.
Dispute resolution
Payment disputes are initially reported to Accounts Payable where a member of the team will investigate the dispute with the account relationship holder. When required the dispute will be escalated to the Accounts Payable Manager & Financial Controller. Once resolved the supplier will be paid in accordance with its payment terms or if the invoice is past its due date then on the next payment run.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 21 | 80% | 11% | 8 May 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 31 | 23% | 11% | 5 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 26 | 26% | 15% | 29 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 25 | 26% | 14% | 28 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 26 | 23% | 14% | 30 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 27 | 26% | 16% | 24 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 30 | 55% | 17% | 28 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 28 | 50% | 7% | 30 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 42 | 53% | 16% | 27 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 43 | 45% | 19% | 29 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 41 | 38% | 17% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 35 | 43% | 14% | 30 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 35 | 51% | 18% | 30 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 37 | 55% | 24% | 10 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 44 | 38% | 18% | 30 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 43 | 52% | 16% | 31 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 20 | 10% | 0% | 27 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 13 Jan 1961
- Registered office
- CANNON PLACE, 78, LONDON, EC4N 6AF
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 21-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 21-day vs a 1-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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