Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Telefonica UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

CRN 01743099 · Information & communication · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

92days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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: 28 Jul 1983
Registered office: 500 BROOK DRIVE, READING, RG2 6UU

5 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–180 days. Reported average: 92.

Stated terms30–180d

+62 days

Reported avg92d

At a glance

The key figures

30–180d

their stated terms

invoices paid outside terms

-19d

faster over the window

±4d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 99% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

111

107

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 19% 31–60 days 15% 61+ days 66%

The read · computed from their figures

Telefonica UK Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 92 days against stated terms of 30–180 days.

The direction is faster: from 111 to 92 days over the window — about 19 days faster.

In the latest period 3% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 66% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Telefonica UK adhere to payment terms ranging from 30 days to 180 days and are determined by category of spend. For example, 180 day payment terms are standard for capital expenditure associated with maintenance or development of our mobile network infrastructure; 30 day payment terms are standard for media advertising spend. In addition, where a supplier is deemed to be a Small or Medium sized Entity (SME), 30 day payment terms are available upon request. A supplier can apply to be considered an SME by Telefonica UK if it meets 2 of 3 criteria, those being i. <£54m turnover, <£27m balance sheet, <250 employees.

Dispute resolution

In the event of an invoice dispute or query, suppliers are advised to contact the dedicated accounts payable team ([email protected]) who will aim to resolve all disputes in a fair and timely manner.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	92	3%	66%	30 Jul 2026
H2 2025	96	3%	66%	29 Jan 2026
H1 2025	89	3%	64%	29 Jul 2025
H2 2024	96	4%	50%	30 Jan 2025
H1 2024	107	5%	64%	26 Jul 2024
H2 2023	111	5%	69%	30 Jan 2024
H1 2023	114	4%	70%	28 Jul 2023
H2 2022	109	4%	68%	27 Jan 2023
H1 2022	104	7%	60%	27 Jul 2022
H2 2021	87	4%	54%	28 Jan 2022
H1 2021	103	4%	60%	30 Jul 2021
H2 2020	95	4%	53%	29 Jan 2021
H1 2020	88	4%	47%	30 Jul 2020
H2 2019	82	6%	41%	29 Jan 2020
H1 2019	85	8%	44%	26 Jul 2019
H2 2018	77	17%	38%	30 Jan 2019
H1 2018	78	19%	38%	27 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 92-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 92-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £36,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 92-day cycle — about £24,400 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 19 days faster over the window (111 → 92 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 92, moving within about ±4 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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How UK payment reporting works

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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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