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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Argus Media Limited pays suppliers in 19 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 01642534 · Information & communication · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

19daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 11 days inside their stated 30-day term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
53% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
6%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 27 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 11 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

16 → 19 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

Argus Media Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 19 days against stated terms of 30 days; 53% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 Jul 2026.

The direction is slower: from 16 days in H2 2023 to 19 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 82% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

With regards to qualifying contracts, Argus Media Limited does not dictate Standard Payment terms, and works closely with suppliers to ensure that all suppliers are paid as close to time as possible according to their individual supplier payment terms.

Dispute resolution

Disputes can be resolved by contacting the Argus Media Limited Accounts Payable team who investigate and resolve issues on a case by case basis.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20261953%6%27 Jul 2026
H2 2025852%1%30 Jan 2026
H1 2025855%1%28 Jul 2025
H2 20241052%2%7 Feb 2025
H1 20242641%6%5 Aug 2024
H2 20231650%4%10 Apr 2024
H1 20232155%5%27 Sept 2023
H2 20221332%3%30 Jan 2023
H1 20221132%1%26 Jan 2023
H2 20211565%1%9 Mar 2022
H1 20211548%2%27 Aug 2021
H2 2020945%2%17 May 2021
H1 2020813%2%18 Nov 2020
H2 20191423%3%5 Feb 2020
H1 20191340%3%28 Aug 2019
H2 20182039%3%11 Jan 2019
H1 20181920%2%13 Jul 2018
H2 20172026%3%13 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
10 Jun 1982
Registered office
LACON HOUSE, LONDON, WC1X 8NL
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Quick answers · Argus Media Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 3 days slower over the window (16 → 19 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 19; across their last 6 reports it ranged 8–26 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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