Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Computacenter (UK) 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
- 9 Sept 1981
- Registered office
- COMPUTACENTER, HATFIELD, AL10 9TW
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 35–60 days. Reported average: 39.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Computacenter (UK) Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 39 days against stated terms of 35–60 days.
The direction is faster: from 46 to 39 days over the window — about 7 days faster.
In the latest period 9% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 4% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Terms are negotiated with suppliers at the beginning of the trading relationship. Depending on the type of contract, the standard terms are net monthly (paid 28th of following month from invoice date) and 60 days net (paid 60 days from invoice date). The maximum agreed contract term which has been offered by suppliers as their standard terms in the period were 90 days net from date of invoice.
Dispute resolution
Computacenter does not reject supplier invoices that do not match orders, but instead proactively addresses invoice queries to suppliers to obtain missing information, request clarification or resubmission. In accordance with our ‘No PO No Pay policy’, PO vendor related invoices without valid purchase order number are rejected. Computacenter has published guidance on its website for ensuring invoices are complete and accurate and therefore can be paid in accordance with the terms.
Other information
Computacenter is both committed to paying 95% of supplier invoices within 60 days and overall paying supplier invoices on average in less than 45 days and has implemented systems and processes to ensure this is achieved.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 39 | 9% | 4% | 29 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 40 | 6% | 3% | 27 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 44 | 6% | 3% | 4 Aug 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 46 | 6% | 3% | 28 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 45 | 6% | 4% | 26 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 46 | 6% | 3% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 44 | 7% | 3% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 42 | 6% | 4% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 37 | 7% | 3% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 35 | 7% | 4% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 35 | 6% | 4% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 37 | 7% | 13% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 38 | 7% | 21% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 36 | 5% | 18% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 42 | 8% | 20% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 42 | 7% | 25% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 41 | 7% | 24% | 27 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 39-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 39-day vs a 35-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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.
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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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