Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Boeing Defence UK Limited pays suppliers in 26 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 4 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 12% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 4 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
29 → 26 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Boeing Defence UK Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 26 days against stated terms of 30 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 29 days in H2 2023 to 26 now — 3 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 66% of large companies reporting.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard terms are NET30 with the suppliers
Dispute resolution
Under Boeing UK’s General Provisions, where the necessary supporting information reasonably required by Boeing to substantiate invoices and to clarify charges are not provided, Boeing is entitled to withhold payment in respect of the part not substantiated or clarified until such information is provided by the supplier. Where Boeing has disputed a payment, the Boeing Authorized Procurement Representative under the contract will contact their counterpart at the supplier. Where the dispute is not resolved by the authorised representatives, the Boeing UK General Provisions allow for disputes to be escalated, as appropriate, up to Boeing’s Vice President for Supplier Management and the supplier’s equivalent for resolution. Once mutual resolution has been reached, Boeing ensures timely paymen
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 26 | 12% | 3% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 25 | 0% | 2% | 13 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 26 | 12% | 3% | 15 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 25 | 0% | 3% | 14 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 31 | 17% | 7% | 26 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 29 | 30% | 10% | 31 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 26 | 23% | 3% | 26 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 26 | 11% | 3% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 25 | 13% | 4% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 21 | 11% | 2% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 26 | 10% | 2% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 23 | 10% | 3% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 31 | 24% | 9% | 27 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 30 | 39% | 8% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 35 | 27% | 10% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 33 | 21% | 11% | 28 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 37 | 32% | 10% | 30 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 13 Dec 1976
- Registered office
- 25 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, SW1H 0EX
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