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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

BP Exploration (Azerbaijan) Limited pays suppliers in 3 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN 02160234 · Mining & quarrying · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

3daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 27 days inside their stated 30-day term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
0% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 27 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 27 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

14 → 3 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

BP Exploration (Azerbaijan) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 3 days against stated terms of 30 days; 0% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 Jul 2026.

The direction is faster: from 14 days in H2 2023 to 3 now — 11 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 100% of the 97 large companies reporting in mining & quarrying.

That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: The Prompt Payment Code Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard contractual terms for the payment to suppliers are 30 days.

Dispute resolution

The Company will notify suppliers of any invoice disputes. The Company and the supplier will endeavour to resolve all disputes by agreement of the parties. Once resolved payment will be made in accordance with agreed terms. If these discussions are unsuccessful then the dispute will be resolved by reference to arbitration or courts (as specified in the contract).

Other information

Payment statistics disclosed in this report can be affected by a number of different factors including payments made to other BP group companies which are included within the data disclosed. Invoices are often reported as due but not paid within agreed terms because contract payments due on weekends or bank holidays are typically paid on the following business day and the company typically initiates payments in batches on a Daily basis; where this is the case payments will normally be received by the supplier within a few days of the due date.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 202630%0%27 Jul 2026
H2 202530%0%29 Jan 2026
H1 202560%0%30 Jul 2025
H2 202440%0%31 Jan 2025
H1 202490%0%29 Jul 2024
H2 2023140%4%29 Jan 2024
H1 2023140%0%24 Jul 2023
H2 2022140%0%27 Jan 2023
H1 2022290%13%29 Jul 2022
H2 2021120%0%26 Jan 2022
H1 2021100%0%28 Jul 2021
H2 2020116%11%25 Jan 2021
H1 20202111%0%29 Jul 2020
H2 20195012%6%29 Jan 2020
H1 20191040%11%29 Jul 2019
H2 20181524%0%29 Jan 2019
H1 2018170%0%27 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2 Sept 1987
Registered office
CHERTSEY ROAD, MIDDLESEX, TW16 7BP
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Quick answers · BP Exploration (Azerbaijan) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 11 days faster over the window (14 → 3 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 3; across their last 6 reports it ranged 3–14 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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