Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Sky Telecommunications Services Limited pays suppliers in 47 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 17 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 30–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 6% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 5%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 47 against 30–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
39 → 47 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Sky Telecommunications Services Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 47 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 6% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 39 days in H2 2023 to 47 now — 8 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 85% of the 593 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Our standard terms are between 30 and 60 days from the receipt of a valid invoice. On receipt of a valid invoice these invoices are included in a weekly payment run as they fall due.
Dispute resolution
At Sky, we aim to resolve disputes or queries regarding invoices and payment as quickly as possible. Should you have a query regarding the expected payment date of an invoice, you can contact our Accounts Payable helpdesk who will be able to advise further at the following address [email protected]. For contractual disputes, not necessarily related to payment date enquiries, you should follow the procedure contractually agreed and, if none, then please contact the individual(s) who ordered the goods or services you have provided.
Other information
Across the companies that are held within our main supplier ledger we paid 90.1% of our invoices on time and within the agreed payment terms. We paid 44.9% of invoices within 30 days and 50.6% within 60 days. On average we paid suppliers 37.3 days from receipt of invoice to funds into suppliers’ bank accounts.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 47 | 6% | 5% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 43 | 6% | 4% | 29 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 41 | 7% | 4% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 40 | 6% | 2% | 30 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 39 | 7% | 3% | 4 Dec 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 39 | 8% | 3% | 4 Dec 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 38 | 7% | 2% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 38 | 4% | 2% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 40 | 4% | 2% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 42 | 4% | 6% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 44 | 4% | 8% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 45 | 8% | 11% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 45 | 10% | 14% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 44 | 13% | 12% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 42 | 8% | 10% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 44 | 9% | 8% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 41 | 12% | 10% | 30 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 43 | 49% | 11% | 30 Jan 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 21 Dec 1993
- Registered office
- GRANT WAY, MIDDLESEX, TW7 5QD
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 47-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 47-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
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.
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