Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
BG International Limited pays suppliers in 41 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms
Their H2 2025 filing puts the average 11 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 40% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 25%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 23 Jan 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2025 filing
Paid within their stated range — 41 against 30–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports
36 → 41 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
BG International Limited's H2 2025 filing puts their average at 41 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 40% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 25% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Jan 2026.
The direction is slower: from 36 days in H2 2020 to 41 now — 5 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 64% of the 97 large companies reporting in mining & quarrying.
That is 11 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
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.
Other information
During the reporting period, all late payments were to Shell Group companies.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2025 | 41 | 40% | 25% | 23 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 63 | 50% | 50% | 24 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 153 | 75% | 73% | 24 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 23 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 38 | 0% | 0% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H2 2020 | 36 | 17% | 17% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 19 | 0% | 0% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 13 | 22% | 2% | 28 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 17 | 21% | 6% | 28 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 59 | 30% | 23% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 65 | 20% | 23% | 27 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 30 Mar 1967
- Registered office
- SHELL CENTRE, LONDON, SE1 7NA
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 41-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 30-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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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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