Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Pitney Bowes Software Europe Limited paid suppliers in 35 days on average — within its stated 10–60 day terms
Their H1 2020 filing put the average 25 days past the shortest term they state (10 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 10–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 53% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 7%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2020 – 30 Jun 2020
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 4 Aug 2020
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2020 filing
Paid within their stated range — 35 against 10–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports
30 → 35 days — slower across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Pitney Bowes Software Europe Limited's H1 2020 filing put their average at 35 days against stated terms of 10–60 days; 53% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 7% took 61 days or longer. Filed 4 Aug 2020.
The direction is slower: from 30 days in H1 2018 to 35 now — 5 days slower across their last 5 reports.
That is 5 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
45
Dispute resolution
Multi-Lingual helpdesk with 48 hours TAT. Escalation through Sourcing Manager
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2020 | 35 | 53% | 7% | 4 Aug 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 49 | 70% | 17% | 8 Apr 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 50 | 63% | 17% | 18 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 32 | 54% | 8% | 18 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 30 | 62% | 7% | 27 Jul 2018 |
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 35-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 35-day vs a 10-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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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