Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 11 Mar 1994
- Registered office
- 2 KINGDOM STREET, LONDON, W2 6BD
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 45–90 days. Reported average: 39.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 39 days against stated terms of 45–90 days.
The direction is faster: from 42 to 39 days over the window — about 3 days faster.
In the latest period 2% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 1% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
There are some changes to the standard payment terms where suppliers have reduced payment terms for expedited payments agreed with suppliers at time of contract.
Dispute resolution
We operate a purchase order system which reduces the number of fee disputes. Any fee disputes are discussed between relevant supplier and the business owner drawing in legal and sourcing support as needed.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 39 | 2% | 1% | 22 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 39 | 2% | 1% | 23 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 41 | 3% | 3% | 25 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 40 | 4% | 2% | 21 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 42 | 4% | 3% | 22 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 42 | 5% | 3% | 26 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 43 | 5% | 7% | 26 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 42 | 6% | 6% | 26 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 43 | 6% | 1% | 25 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 34 | 3% | 1% | 25 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 32 | 3% | 1% | 14 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 32 | 3% | 1% | 19 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 27 | 12% | 4% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 22 | 19% | 1% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 20 | 19% | 1% | 31 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 18 | 19% | 1% | 10 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 21 | 20% | 2% | 10 Jan 2019 |
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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).
Report PL-02907620 · latest period to 30 Jun 2026
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