Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Future Publishing Limited take to pay its suppliers?
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
- 10 Apr 1986
- Registered office
- QUAY HOUSE, BATH, BA1 1UA
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 15–30 days. Reported average: 26.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Future Publishing Limited has filed 14 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 26 days against stated terms of 15–30 days.
The direction is faster: from 35 to 26 days over the window — about 9 days faster.
In the latest period 19% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard terms of business are 15 days from date of invoice for contributors and 30 days from date of invoices for suppliers
Dispute resolution
Any queries relating to payment of invoices should be sent to Accounts Payable Team The supplier should liaise with the person who orders the goods/service who placed the order to resolve any dispute or complaint.
Other information
Our standard practice is to pay within standard or otherwise agreed payment terms on receipt of a valid and accurate invoice which quotes purchase order number, and provided we are satisfied that the goods or services have been delivered or performed in accordance with the agreement with the supplier. We operate a NO PURCHASE ORDER NO PAY policy. Any invoices received without a PO are rejected back to supplier requesting a PO, with some pre-agreed exceptions. Any variation on standard terms must be requested on a new vendor forms and approved by the Accounts Payable Manager
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 26 | 19% | 3% | 10 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 33 | 22% | 5% | 7 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 28 | 23% | 4% | 23 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 29 | 33% | 18% | 7 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 38 | 35% | 11% | 9 May 2024 |
| H1 2022 | 35 | 30% | 9% | 29 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 48 | 34% | 16% | 2 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 43 | 39% | 5% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 44 | 45% | 16% | 2 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 41 | 39% | 14% | 29 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 49 | 36% | 19% | 31 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 49 | 37% | 18% | 30 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 45 | 37% | 17% | 30 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 45 | 41% | 15% | 1 May 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 26-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 26-day vs a 15-day payment cycle.
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.
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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
Report PL-02008885 · latest period to 31 Mar 2026
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