Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Oil Spill Response Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01808594 · Administrative & support services · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

34days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Around averagevs 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: 13 Apr 1984
Registered office: 3, WATERSIDE PLACE 3RD FLOOR, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 2AQ

3 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 34.

Stated terms30d

+4 days

Reported avg34d

At a glance

The key figures

30d

their stated terms

30%

invoices paid outside terms

±2d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 65% of the 608 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

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

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 63% 31–60 days 29% 61+ days 8%

The read · computed from their figures

Oil Spill Response Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 34 days against stated terms of 30 days.

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

In the latest period 30% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 8% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms of 60 days are offered to suppliers under the entities standards terms, however the entity will negotiate different terms with suppliers where it is appropriate to do so. The standard payment terms have not changed during the reporting period. Any change to negotiated payment terms is agreed in writing between the parties. No payment period of longer than 90 days has been agreed for any contract.

Dispute resolution

The process for dispute resolution aims to be a clear, fair, and efficient process for resolving disputes under law. It prioritises negotiated settlement and aims to minimise cost, time, and disruption. It operates under the below principles: · Negotiation First: Parties must make every reasonable effort to resolve disputes amicably through direct negotiation. · Good Faith: All parties shall act honestly and fairly throughout the process. · Proportionality: Resolution methods should be proportionate to the nature and complexity of the dispute. In the event of an escalation, disputes will follow the below steps: Step 1: Informal Negotiation · The initiating party shall notify the other party in writing. · Both parties will attempt resolution within a reasonable period o

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	34	30%	8%	26 Jul 2026
H2 2025	36	30%	9%	23 Jan 2026
H1 2025	36	33%	8%	29 Jul 2025
H2 2024	33	22%	5%	28 Jan 2025
H1 2024	31	27%	6%	26 Jul 2024
H2 2023	33	25%	5%	26 Jan 2024
H1 2023	31	13%	4%	21 Jul 2023
H2 2022	31	18%	4%	23 Jan 2023
H1 2022	37	23%	6%	22 Jul 2022
H2 2021	29	21%	3%	21 Jan 2022
H1 2021	32	18%	3%	23 Jul 2021
H2 2020	32	17%	6%	29 Jan 2021
H1 2020	27	27%	5%	30 Jul 2020
H2 2019	26	27%	7%	24 Jan 2020
H1 2019	42	33%	16%	30 Jul 2019
H2 2018	34	29%	12%	30 Jan 2019
H1 2018	27	2%	5%	30 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 34-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 34-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 34-day cycle — about £1,600 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 is steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 34 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 34, moving within about ±2 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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