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How long does Interserve (Defence) Ltd take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 02574880 · Administrative & support services · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

27days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
18 Jan 1991
Registered office
LEVEL 12, LONDON, SE1 9SG
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 27.

Stated terms30–60d
-3 days
Reported avg27d

At a glance

The key figures

30–60d
their stated terms
6%
invoices paid outside terms
+7d
slower over the window
±2d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 53% of the 608 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d
20
26
27
30
29
27
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 76% 31–60 days 23% 61+ days 1%

The read · computed from their figures

Interserve (Defence) Ltd has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 27 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.

The direction is slower: from 20 to 27 days over the window — about 7 days slower.

In the latest period 6% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 6% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard payment terms state that payment of supplier invoices for goods and services will be made 60 days from the end of the month in which a correct, undisputed and properly due VAT invoice is received, unless otherwise agreed by a duly authorised representative. However, consideration is also given to our SME suppliers where alternative payment terms, of 30 days from the end of the month in which a correct and undisputed VAT invoice is dated, may be agreed. The business also operates a no purchase order, no pay policy, unless otherwise agreed, in exceptional circumstances, by a duly authorised representative. Invoices received, and which do not include a valid purchase order number, are rejected and returned to the supplier.

Dispute resolution

We recognise the strategic importance of our supply chain partners, and as such are committed to treating them fairly. Our preference is to always address disputes in a transparent and timely manner, always acting in good faith, through open and constructive discussion. If such discussions fail to resolve a dispute, an authorised representative of the supplier and the company shall, within 30 days of a written request from one party to the other, meet in good faith to resolve the dispute. If the dispute remains unresolved either the supplier or the company shall refer it to mediation in accordance with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution ("CEDR") Model Mediation Procedure that is in force at the date of the referral.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026276%1%29 Apr 2026
H2 2025298%1%29 Oct 2025
H1 2025307%1%30 Apr 2025
H2 2024274%2%29 Oct 2024
H1 2024267%7%29 Apr 2024
H2 20232011%3%27 Oct 2023
H1 20237160%26%27 Apr 2023
H2 20224834%21%31 Oct 2022
H1 20225352%27%29 Apr 2022
H2 20212340%12%28 Oct 2021
H1 20215142%16%6 Aug 2021
H2 20204134%17%29 Jan 2021
H1 20205139%17%22 Jul 2020
H2 20194136%12%30 Jan 2020
H1 20195455%18%30 Jul 2019
H2 20182860%6%31 Jan 2019
H1 20183048%10%27 Jul 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 7 days slower over the window (20 → 27 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 27, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?
UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.
What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.
How often is this data updated?
Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.
Is this official government data?
The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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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