Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Nats Limited pays suppliers in 22 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 03155567 · Transport & storage · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

22daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 8 days inside the shortest term they state (30 days).

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 6% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 0%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 8 days inside the 30-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–65

avg 22d

0 days65 days

reported avg 22 days their filed terms 30–60 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 95% 31–60 days 5% 61+ days 0%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #111308, period 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026, filed 29 Apr 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Nats Limited pays 8 days inside the shortest term it states. 6% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 0% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

27 → 22 days — getting faster

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 16 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

5 days faster across the window. From 27 days in H2 2023 to 22 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Nats Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 22 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 6% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2026.

The direction is faster: from 27 days in H2 2023 to 22 now — 5 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 85% of the 245 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Subject to the proper performance of the contract, invoices which are correct in all material respects, properly addressed and bearing the Purchase Order number shall be paid by NATS within 30 days of receipt or as otherwise agreed in writing.

Dispute resolution

We will inform suppliers promptly when invoices are contested. Any complaints from suppliers regarding non-payment will be dealt with in an effective and timely manner.

Other information

In order to be processed, invoices must quote a valid purchase order number and must be addressed to: NATS Ltd Office 202 & 203 Regus, Westpoint 4 Redheughs Rigg South Gyle Edinburgh EH12 9DQ Invoices must either be submitted electronically as an e-invoice on the Ariba platform (for Purchase Orders issued via Ariba Network) or provided in PDF form by email to [email protected]. NATS no longer regularly monitors receipt of paper invoices which are delivered by post. Invoices which are not correctly addressed with a valid purchase order and/or not sent to NATS in the manner described above may not be settled within agreed terms.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	22	6%	0%	29 Apr 2026
H2 2025	27	8%	2%	27 Oct 2025
H1 2025	27	6%	0%	24 Apr 2025
H2 2024	27	5%	0%	22 Oct 2024
H1 2024	31	6%	3%	24 Apr 2024
H2 2023	27	10%	2%	26 Oct 2023
H1 2023	29	11%	1%	26 Apr 2023
H2 2022	30	12%	2%	27 Oct 2022
H1 2022	36	13%	5%	29 Apr 2022
H2 2021	50	21%	18%	28 Oct 2021
H1 2021	49	37%	20%	28 Apr 2021
H2 2020	50	49%	26%	26 Oct 2020
H1 2020	30	21%	4%	29 Apr 2020
H2 2019	31	19%	5%	21 Oct 2019
H1 2019	36	19%	5%	23 Apr 2019
H2 2018	33	37%	4%	29 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 31 Jan 1996
Registered office: 4000 PARKWAY, FAREHAM, PO15 7FL

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2027

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Quick answers · Nats Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 5 days faster over the window (27 → 22 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report puts the average at day 22; across their last 6 reports it ranged 22–31 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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