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How long does Methane Services Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00737366 · Transport & storage · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

16days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
9 Oct 1962
Registered office
SHELL CENTRE, LONDON, SE1 7NA
6 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 16.

Stated terms30–60d
-14 days
Reported avg16d

At a glance

The key figures

30–60d
their stated terms
21%
invoices paid outside terms
+6d
slower over the window
±3d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 95% of the 248 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
10
15
15
18
13
16
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 92% 31–60 days 0% 61+ days 8%

The read · computed from their figures

Methane Services Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 16 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 10 to 16 days over the window — about 6 days slower.

In the latest period 21% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 8% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Shell standard terms are 60 days from receipt of a correctly presented invoice. For suppliers confirmed as SMEs 30-day payment terms are available. Invoice receipt is defined as a complete, fiscally correct invoice delivered at the remittance address specified in the contract / agreement / purchase order. For electronic invoices, invoice receipt is when the invoice data is received within the Shell system.

Dispute resolution

A centralised point of contact for suppliers’ enquiries is in place via Shell Accounts Payable Helpdesk. This team supports with questions related to but not limited to; payment due dates, incorrect invoice submission, wrong or missing PO details etc. Shell seeks to advise suppliers promptly of any disputes or reasons why an invoice will not be paid in accordance with the agreed terms. Invoices that are subject to dispute will not be paid until resolution of the dispute. Once resolved, payment will be made in accordance with the terms of the contract.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20261621%8%28 Jul 2026
H2 2025135%0%27 Jan 2026
H1 2025180%7%29 Jul 2025
H2 2024150%0%24 Jan 2025
H1 2024150%0%29 Jul 2024
H2 2023103%3%30 Jan 2024
H1 2023267%3%21 Jul 2023
H2 2022298%5%26 Jan 2023
H1 202250%0%22 Jul 2022
H2 202183%0%28 Jan 2022
H1 202160%0%26 Jul 2021
H2 202080%0%28 Jan 2021
H1 2020120%0%30 Jul 2020
H2 201920%0%28 Feb 2020
H1 201912%0%29 Jul 2019
H2 201801%1%29 Jan 2019
H1 201876%2%27 Jul 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 6 days slower over the window (10 → 16 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 16, moving within about ±3 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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