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3M United Kingdom Public Limited Company paid suppliers in 106 days on average — 46 days past its stated terms

CRN 01123045 · Manufacturing · 14 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2024

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2024 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.
106daysavg time to pay · H2 2024

Their H2 2024 filing put the average 46 days past the 60-day term they state.

Their stated terms
60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
23% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
65%
Reporting period
1 Jul 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Jan 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2024 filing

Paid 46 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 14 reports

80 → 106 days — slower across the window

The read · computed from their figures

3M United Kingdom Public Limited Company's H2 2024 filing put their average at 106 days against stated terms of 60 days; 23% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 65% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Jan 2025.

The direction is slower: from 80 days in H1 2022 to 106 now — 26 days slower across their last 6 reports.

That is 14 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Third Party Vendors - 60 days from date of invoice. Intercompany - EOM, 15days.

Dispute resolution

We have a dedicated team that handles vendor queries - 3M UK AP Helpdesk. For any concerns raised by the vendors, the AP Helpdesk will work internally with the relevant teams to provide a solution, contact details Telephone: 01344 857377, email: [email protected]

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 202410623%65%22 Jan 2025
H1 20248723%69%1 Aug 2024
H2 20236014%46%30 Jan 2024
H1 20238612%54%1 Aug 2023
H2 20227715%49%7 Feb 2023
H1 20228026%37%27 Sept 2022
H2 202110523%29%24 Jan 2022
H1 20219819%22%2 Aug 2021
H2 20209819%22%28 Jan 2021
H1 20207519%19%28 Jul 2020
H2 20196323%18%30 Jan 2020
H1 20195522%20%12 Jul 2019
H2 20185321%16%22 Jan 2019
H1 20184624%12%6 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
17 Jul 1973
Registered office
3M CENTRE, CAIN ROAD, BERKSHIRE, RG12 8HT
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 106-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 106-day vs a 60-day payment cycle.

≈ £42,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 106-day cycle — about £18,100 more than the same account would carry at 60-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · 3M United Kingdom Public Limited Company

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 26 days slower over the window (80 → 106 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report put the average at day 106; across their last 6 reports it ranged 60–106 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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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.
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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