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How long does London Metropolitan University take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 00974438 · Education · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Jan 2022

32days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower 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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Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Jan 2022 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
11 Mar 1970
Registered office
LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, LONDON, N7 8DB
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Apr 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 32.

Stated terms30d
+2 days
Reported avg32d

At a glance

The key figures

30d
their stated terms
46%
invoices paid outside terms
-11d
faster over the window
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 79% of the 303 large companies reporting in education.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
43
33
33
32
32
32
H1 2018H1 2019H1 2020H1 2020H1 2021H1 2022

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 54% 31–60 days 34% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

London Metropolitan University has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 32 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is faster: from 43 to 32 days over the window — about 11 days faster.

In the latest period 46% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

We shall, unless stated otherwise in the contract, pay the invoiced amounts within 30 days of receipt of a valid invoice to a bank account nominated by you in writing.

Dispute resolution

Accounts Payable team will be the first line of contact. If not resolved within 7 days this will be taken up by the Accounts Payable manager. If not resolved within 7 days this will be reported to the Associate Director of Finance. If issue cannot be resolved then it will be escalated to our Procurement Team or Legal Team depending on the nature of the issue.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20223246%12%22 Feb 2022
H1 20213248%16%16 Feb 2022
H1 20203245%13%16 Feb 2022
H1 20203355%11%16 Feb 2022
H1 20193354%13%17 Dec 2019
H1 20184320%11%2 Mar 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 11 days faster over the window (43 → 32 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 32, moving within about ±1 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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