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How long does Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00820771 · Manufacturing · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

63days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs 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
25 Sept 1964
Registered office
ORGANON PHARMA (UK) LIMITED, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 3JU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 63.

Stated terms0–90d
+63 days
Reported avg63d

At a glance

The key figures

0–90d
their stated terms
57%
invoices paid outside terms
-41d
faster over the window
±17d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 83% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

104
88
96
87
66
63
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 32% 31–60 days 14% 61+ days 54%

The read · computed from their figures

Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 63 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.

The direction is faster: from 104 to 63 days over the window — about 41 days faster.

In the latest period 57% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 54% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

90 days with two payment runs per month. Payment terms can be adjusted for SMEs

Dispute resolution

All enquires and complaints can be logged with our dedicated Helpdesk (telephone and email). Issues generallyrelate to incorrect invoice submissions including incorrect amounts, incorrect/missing PO information andincorrect/missing VAT numbers. The metrics of the Helpdesk are reviewed for quality/effectiveness on a monthlybasis. An independently staffed Speak Up Tool provides a forum for suppliers to raise ethical concernsanonymously, though it helps if as much information is provided to resolve the issue/complaint.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20266357%54%13 Jul 2026
H2 20256655%56%3 Feb 2026
H1 20258744%81%11 Sept 2025
H2 20249649%82%31 Jan 2025
H1 20248832%84%8 Aug 2024
H2 202310436%88%8 Aug 2024
H1 20235020%45%24 Nov 2023
H1 20226114%83%19 Jul 2022
H2 20215711%84%17 Jan 2022
H1 20216314%80%16 Jul 2021
H2 2020809%80%8 Feb 2021
H1 2020798%79%4 Aug 2020
H2 2019610%74%13 Feb 2020
H1 2019769%80%4 Sept 2019
H2 2018760%79%4 Sept 2019
H1 2018760%78%4 Sept 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 63-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 63-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £25,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 63-day cycle — about £24,800 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 41 days faster over the window (104 → 63 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 63, moving within about ±17 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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