Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Willis Group Services Limited take to pay its suppliers?
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
- 1 Oct 1979
- Registered office
- 51 LIME STREET, LONDON, EC3M 7DQ
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 45–60 days. Reported average: 47.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Willis Group Services Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 47 days against stated terms of 45–60 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
In the latest period 44% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 8% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The Company’s standard contractual payment terms for all qualifying contracts are no later than 60 days after the receipt of an invoice. Other payment terms may apply. Agreed payment terms are reflected in our contractual documentation and accounting system.
Dispute resolution
Payment processing is managed by the Accounts Payable function and any supplier queries are actioned by that team. In the event they are unable to resolve the matter, the query will be discussed between the supplier and relevant colleague to ensure satisfactory resolution for both the supplier and the Company.
Other information
Although the payment period under the Company’s standard payment terms runs from the date of receipt of the relevant invoice, for the purpose of calculating the metrics for this report, we have taken the date stated on the invoice itself as the commencement date for the payment period, and the statistics are reported against this measure. Consequently, it is likely that the statistics will show a greater level of late payments than is actually the case if strictly applying the standard payment terms. Of the 44% of invoices due but not paid within agreed terms, 100% were made to companies external to the Willis Towers Watson Group. There are no formal disputes with suppliers regarding late payments.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 47 | 44% | 8% | 29 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 50 | 36% | 8% | 29 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 47 | 41% | 12% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 48 | 41% | 10% | 30 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 57 | 46% | 16% | 29 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 46 | 37% | 10% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 47 | 37% | 8% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 46 | 37% | 9% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 50 | 35% | 10% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 47 | 34% | 7% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 45 | 36% | 6% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 55 | 35% | 10% | 26 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 49 | 45% | 9% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 46 | 25% | 10% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 42 | 15% | 8% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 45 | 18% | 8% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 54 | 42% | 25% | 30 Jul 2018 |
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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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