Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Compass Group Holdings Public Limited Company pays suppliers in 23 days on average — inside its shortest stated term
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 7 days inside the shortest term they state (30 days).
- Their stated terms
- 30–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 11% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 7 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
27 → 23 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
Compass Group Holdings Public Limited Company's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 23 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 11% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2026.
The direction is faster: from 27 days in H2 2023 to 23 now — 4 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 74% of the 145 large companies reporting in accommodation & food.
That is 17 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
Compass Group Holdings PLC's standard payment terms are 30 days from date of receipt of a valid invoice, unless a different contractual payment period has been agreed. The maximum agreed contractual payment period is 60 days from date of invoice. There have been no changes to our standard payment terms during this reporting period. Excluding intercompany payments, the average number of days taken to pay invoices is 22
Dispute resolution
In the first instance, suppliers who have a query regarding an invoice should speak with their Compass contact who can liaise with the Accounts Payable team. Alternatively suppliers can contact the Accounts Payable team directly at [email protected]
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 23 | 11% | 2% | 29 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 22 | 11% | 2% | 28 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 23 | 11% | 2% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 22 | 9% | 1% | 30 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 23 | 15% | 3% | 30 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 27 | 13% | 6% | 30 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 22 | 8% | 1% | 27 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 25 | 18% | 3% | 27 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 23 | 17% | 2% | 27 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 28 | 19% | 6% | 25 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 28 | 17% | 6% | 28 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 27 | 19% | 8% | 26 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 23 | 11% | 3% | 28 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 29 | 23% | 7% | 30 Oct 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 28 | 29% | 6% | 29 Apr 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 25 | 22% | 4% | 30 Oct 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 28 | 24% | 7% | 26 Apr 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 16 Jan 1987
- Registered office
- COMPASS HOUSE, CHERTSEY, KT16 9BQ
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