Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Open Text UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03148093 · Information & communication · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

33days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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: 18 Jan 1996
Registered office: 420 THAMES VALLEY PARK DRIVE, READING, RG6 1PT

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 33.

Stated terms30d

+3 days

Reported avg33d

At a glance

The key figures

30d

their stated terms

17%

invoices paid outside terms

±8d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 65% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 49% 31–60 days 39% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

Open Text UK Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 33 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±8 days period to period.

In the latest period 17% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers supply-chain finance

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Vendors agree to payment terms as part of our contracting process, or via acceptance of purchase orders. Any mass global changes to vendor payment terms are communicated via direct email communication with our vendors.

Dispute resolution

For any issues regarding payments: · Vendor is requested to send inquiries to AP Help mailbox ([email protected]) · Inquiries are queued and resolved on a first come first served basis · The AP specialist analyses the issue and resolves it accordingly Resolution may include collaboration with other team members or other business stakeholders. Once resolved, the vendor is advised of the resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	33	17%	12%	29 Jul 2026
H2 2025	26	13%	6%	29 Jan 2026
H1 2025	26	15%	9%	19 Sept 2025
H2 2024	18	13%	7%	21 Jan 2025
H1 2024	25	33%	11%	22 Jul 2024
H2 2023	33	29%	6%	18 Jan 2024
H1 2023	35	26%	18%	21 Jul 2023
H2 2022	34	28%	16%	4 Apr 2023
H1 2022	33	25%	13%	8 Mar 2023
H2 2021	32	15%	9%	8 Mar 2023
H1 2021	36	25%	18%	8 Mar 2023
H2 2020	34	33%	13%	8 Mar 2023
H1 2020	35	27%	17%	8 Mar 2023
H2 2019	35	27%	17%	8 Mar 2023
H1 2019	33	76%	11%	29 Nov 2019
H1 2018	30	36%	8%	2 May 2019
H2 2017	30	36%	8%	2 May 2019

Working-capital effect

What a 33-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 33-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 33-day cycle — about £1,200 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±8 days period to period, around 33 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 33, moving within about ±8 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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