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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Willis Group Services Limited pays suppliers in 47 days on average — within its stated 45–60 day terms

CRN 01451456 · Administrative & support services · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

47daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 2 days past the shortest term they state (45 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
45–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
44% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
8%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 47 against 45–60 days

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

Holding steady around 47 days

The read · computed from their figures

Willis Group Services Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 47 days against stated terms of 45–60 days; 44% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 8% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jul 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 85% of the 593 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

That is 17 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

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.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264744%8%29 Jul 2026
H2 20255036%8%29 Jan 2026
H1 20254741%12%30 Jul 2025
H2 20244841%10%30 Jan 2025
H1 20245746%16%29 Jul 2024
H2 20234637%10%30 Jan 2024
H1 20234737%8%27 Jul 2023
H2 20224637%9%27 Jan 2023
H1 20225035%10%29 Jul 2022
H2 20214734%7%27 Jan 2022
H1 20214536%6%29 Jul 2021
H2 20205535%10%26 Jan 2021
H1 20204945%9%30 Jul 2020
H2 20194625%10%30 Jan 2020
H1 20194215%8%30 Jul 2019
H2 20184518%8%29 Jan 2019
H1 20185442%25%30 Jul 2018

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
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Quick answers · Willis Group Services Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 47 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 47, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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