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How long does Elsevier Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 01982084 · Information & communication · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

15days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
24 Jan 1986
Registered office
125 LONDON WALL, LONDON, EC2Y 5AS
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 45 days. Reported average: 15.

Stated terms45d
-30 days
Reported avg15d

At a glance

The key figures

45d
their stated terms
4%
invoices paid outside terms
-11d
faster over the window
±5d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 91% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 45d
26
24
24
21
19
15
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 85% 31–60 days 14% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

Elsevier Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 15 days against stated terms of 45 days.

The direction is faster: from 26 to 15 days over the window — about 11 days faster.

In the latest period 4% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: UK Prompt Payment Code Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Elsevier Ltd's standard payment term for suppliers is 45 days from receipt of a valid invoice. Certain supplier categories are subject to specific payment arrangements, including royalty, rent, and lease-related payments, while some suppliers may be paid earlier where early settlement discounts are agreed. In line with prompt payment requirements, suppliers classified as small businesses are generally paid within 30 days. During the reporting period, the maximum contractual payment term was 60 days. There were no changes to the company's standard payment terms during the reporting period.

Dispute resolution

Elsevier Ltd’s supplier relationships are governed by its Standard Terms of Purchase, which set out the contractual framework for purchasing goods and services. The company operates a dedicated Payments Helpdesk for supplier invoice and payment enquiries, which can be contacted in the UK on +44 1865 84 3198. The Helpdesk is responsible for investigating and resolving invoice and payment-related queries and aims to respond within 48 hours. Where a supplier is dissatisfied with the outcome of a query, the matter may be escalated to the Head of Procure to Pay or the relevant business representative responsible for managing the supplier relationship. Disputes relating to contractual terms or supplier performance are referred to the appropriate business contact for direct resolution with the su

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026154%1%3 Aug 2026
H2 20251915%6%3 Aug 2026
H1 2025215%2%30 Jul 2025
H2 2024243%1%27 Jan 2025
H1 2024245%3%29 Jul 2024
H2 20232611%3%30 Jan 2024
H1 2023223%2%21 Jul 2023
H2 2022277%1%27 Jan 2023
H1 2022283%2%25 Jul 2022
H2 2021195%2%31 Jan 2022
H1 20212410%1%29 Jul 2021
H2 2020249%1%15 Feb 2021
H1 20202411%1%21 Jul 2020
H2 20192813%2%21 Jan 2020
H1 2019258%0%24 Jul 2019
H2 20182810%0%28 Jan 2019
H1 20182616%1%18 Jul 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 11 days faster over the window (26 → 15 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 15, moving within about ±5 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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