Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
PZ Cussons (International) Limited pays suppliers in 71 days on average — within its stated 7–180 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 64 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 180-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–180 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 1% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 57%
- Reporting period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 31 May 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jun 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 71 against 7–180 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 71 days
The read · computed from their figures
PZ Cussons (International) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 71 days against stated terms of 7–180 days; 1% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 57% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jun 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±6 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 94% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
60 days end of month following date of receipt in PDF mailbox
Dispute resolution
Terms can be agreed/disputed by contacting Procurement or the person who placed the order. They will then seek approval from the company code finance director to amend terms in our system - without this approval no changes will be made.
Other information
Please note that all our payment terms are calculated from the date we receive/scan the invoice, not from the invoice date itself. We have moved from Monthly to weekly payment runs - Now, every Monday, we create payment runs to include anything due within the same week. The funds will then reach the vendors' bank accounts on Thursdays.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 71 | 1% | 57% | 29 Jun 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 70 | 4% | 58% | 13 Aug 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 68 | 5% | 55% | 30 Jun 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 59 | 13% | 39% | 4 Sept 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 65 | 29% | 41% | 15 Dec 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 69 | 29% | 8% | 30 Jun 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 56 | 23% | 37% | 20 Dec 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 58 | 34% | 30% | 27 Jun 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 52 | 33% | 33% | 30 Dec 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 57 | 47% | 28% | 29 Jun 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 59 | 59% | 34% | 4 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 59 | 54% | 28% | 30 Jun 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 59 | 52% | 30% | 23 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 68 | 64% | 36% | 21 Jun 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 51 | 49% | 22% | 20 Dec 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 73 | 59% | 33% | 31 Aug 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 70 | 79% | 48% | 8 Jan 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 26 Oct 1961
- Registered office
- MANCHESTER BUSINESS PARK, MANCHESTER, M22 5TG
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 71-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 71-day vs a 7-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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