Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Universal Music Publishing Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00860235 · Information & communication · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

62days

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.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 29 Sept 1965
Registered office: 4 PANCRAS SQUARE, LONDON, N1C 4AG

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 1 days. Reported average: 62.

Stated terms1d

+61 days

Reported avg62d

At a glance

The key figures

their stated terms

50%

invoices paid outside terms

+23d

slower over the window

±13d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 96% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 1d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 50% 31–60 days 27% 61+ days 23%

The read · computed from their figures

Universal Music Publishing Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 62 days against stated terms of 1 days.

The direction is slower: from 39 to 62 days over the window — about 23 days slower.

In the latest period 50% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 23% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

10% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms is 30 days

Dispute resolution

We use a designated accounts payable helpdesk to assist and support all our suppliers . They handle and direct queries or dispute arising to the relevant business user/unit for escalation and resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	62	50%	23%	24 Jul 2026
H2 2025	36	35%	15%	27 Jan 2026
H1 2025	45	46%	19%	30 Jul 2025
H2 2024	42	42%	17%	27 Jan 2025
H1 2024	41	45%	15%	26 Jul 2024
H2 2023	39	40%	13%	26 Jan 2024
H1 2023	40	49%	18%	27 Jul 2023
H2 2022	42	43%	16%	27 Jan 2023
H1 2022	44	46%	17%	29 Jul 2022
H2 2021	43	46%	15%	26 Jan 2022
H1 2021	44	46%	17%	28 Jul 2021
H2 2020	40	41%	14%	27 Jan 2021
H1 2020	20	49%	11%	28 Jul 2020
H2 2019	45	60%	15%	31 Jan 2020
H1 2019	50	65%	20%	30 Jul 2019
H2 2018	57	58%	20%	30 Jan 2019
H1 2018	59	65%	18%	27 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 62-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 62-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £24,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 62-day cycle — about £24,000 more than the same account would carry at 1-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 23 days slower over the window (39 → 62 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 62, moving within about ±13 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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