Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Citation Limited pays suppliers in 15 days on average — inside its 90-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 75 days inside their stated 90-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 43% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- 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 75 days inside the 90-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 15 days
The read · computed from their figures
Citation Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 15 days against stated terms of 90 days; 43% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 89% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Payment terms of 30 days are most commonly used with suppliers, which are agreed beforehand.
Dispute resolution
All disputes with suppliers are considered by the department who is responsible for the ordering of goods or services. Disputes are usually flagged to suppliers within a week by the purchase ledger clerk and will usually result in a credit note being raised, or payment to be made. Disputes are usually dealt with by the next payment run.
Other information
Bi-monthly supplier payment runs are produced for payments due on or prior to the payment dates, subject to receiving the invoice on time and being approved. Invoices due between payment runs will be paid in the next one; the majority of supplier payments are therefore paid within 7 days of their due date.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 15 | 43% | 3% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 13 | 50% | 3% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 11 | 22% | 2% | 31 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 18 | 23% | 2% | 30 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 13 | 39% | 10% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 15 | 62% | 5% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 0 | 67% | 51% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 26 | 67% | 11% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 17 | 50% | 7% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 15 | 38% | 2% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 20 | 39% | 7% | 26 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 17 | 43% | 6% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 28 | 66% | 18% | 22 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 18 | 34% | 3% | 26 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 16 | 63% | 3% | 1 Aug 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 23 | 39% | 6% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 26 | 28% | 10% | 27 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1 Sept 1995
- Registered office
- KINGS COURT, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AR
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