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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited pays suppliers in 38 days on average — 8 days past its stated terms

CRN 02328679 · Education · 5 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

38daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 8 days past the 30-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
15% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
6%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 8 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 5 of 5 reports

35 → 38 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 38 days against stated terms of 30 days; 15% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Jul 2026.

The direction is slower: from 35 days in H1 2024 to 38 now — 3 days slower across their last 5 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 94% of the 309 large companies reporting in education.

That is 5 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2024) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Bright Horizons Family Solutions are committed to paying all approved, valid and undisputed invoices within agreed payment terms. Our most frequently used payment terms for qualifying contracts are 30 days net of invoice date.

Dispute resolution

Disputes can be raised by Accounts Payable, Procurement, or the cost centre owner, and are resolved via three way matching between purchase orders and invoices. Disputes are managed by a team of Accounts Payable Clerks, and escalated if necessary to the Accounts Payable Manager. Causes for dispute might include, but not limited to the following: - Incorrect purchase order - Invalid invoice format - Goods or Service not received - Price variances - Incorrect tax treatment

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263815%6%28 Jul 2026
H2 2025300%5%28 Jan 2026
H1 20253319%5%6 Aug 2025
H2 20242420%4%31 Jan 2025
H1 20243529%7%29 Jul 2024

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
15 Dec 1988
Registered office
BRITANNIA HOUSE, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 7YB
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 38-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 38-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 38-day cycle — about £3,200 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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.

Quick answers · Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 3 days slower over the window (35 → 38 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 38; across their last 5 reports it ranged 24–38 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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The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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