Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Bristol-myers Squibb Business Services 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
- 29 Sept 1986
- Registered office
- ARC UXBRIDGE SANDERSON ROAD, DENHAM, UB8 1DH
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 90.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Bristol-myers Squibb Business Services Limited has filed 14 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 90 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.
The direction is slower: from 40 to 90 days over the window — about 50 days slower.
In the latest period 16% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 21% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The preferred BMS terms for 3rd party vendors are default to 90 days. Payment terms are outlined in contracts with suppliers. Where a contract is not negotiated, the payment terms will be clearly stated on the Purchase Orders (POs) sent to suppliers. Any changes to the payment terms would require a contract amendment. For any reported late payments we are continuously investigating our practices and where the administrative process was identified as a root cause we are taking action to remediate the process. For suppliers where the standard payment terms are immediate, meeting these terms are difficult to achieve when we consider time to send the invoice, process, approve and release for payment. Currently 42% of the above reported late payments are due to Immediate payment terms (3%
Dispute resolution
BMS has a dedicated Accounts Payable helpdesk in the event of a dispute with a supplier that offers them support through to query resolution. This query can be raised via email at [email protected]. If needed the query is then forwarded to the BMS contact (contract monitor or requisitioner) for further investigation.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 90 | 16% | 21% | 12 Aug 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 46 | 13% | 61% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2023 | 44 | 10% | 13% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 41 | 13% | 8% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 41 | 7% | 6% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 40 | 9% | 5% | 15 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 48 | 6% | 10% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 49 | 18% | 32% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 52 | 20% | 37% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 53 | 24% | 41% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 49 | 36% | 26% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 57 | 20% | 25% | 19 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 59 | 15% | 24% | 28 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 59 | 24% | 27% | 31 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 90-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 90-day vs a 0-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).
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