Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

London River Services Limited paid suppliers in 16 days on average — 6 days past its stated terms

CRN 03485723 · Transport & storage · 14 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2025

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Mar 2025 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

16daysavg time to pay · H1 2025

Their H1 2025 filing put the average 6 days past the 10-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 10 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 7% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 1%
Reporting period: 1 Oct 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2025

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2025 filing

Paid 6 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–40

avg 16d

0 days40 days

reported avg 16 days their filed terms 10 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 97% 31–60 days 2% 61+ days 1%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #97601, period 1 Oct 2024 – 31 Mar 2025, filed 29 Apr 2025 · gov.uk payment-practices service

London River Services Limited paid 6 days past its own stated terms. 7% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 1% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2025 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 14 reports

22 → 16 days — faster across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 14 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

6 days faster across the window. From 22 days in H2 2022 to 16 in the H1 2025 filing; the dashed line marks the 10-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

London River Services Limited's H1 2025 filing put their average at 16 days against stated terms of 10 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2025.

The direction is faster: from 22 days in H2 2022 to 16 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 14 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: Prompt Payment Code Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 days

Dispute resolution

Transport for London and its subsidiaries has enhanced its automatic communication with suppliers enabling them to be notified of any issues preventing an invoice from being processed for payment. Suppliers are notified in writing if there may be a delay in payment of invoices. Information on this process can be found at https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/suppliers-and-contractors/recieving-orders-and-getting-paid#on-this-page-3

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2025	16	7%	1%	29 Apr 2025
H2 2024	18	10%	2%	29 Oct 2024
H1 2024	18	6%	1%	3 May 2024
H2 2023	20	9%	3%	31 Oct 2023
H1 2023	24	12%	5%	28 Apr 2023
H2 2022	22	16%	3%	28 Oct 2022
H1 2022	21	11%	3%	3 May 2022
H2 2021	23	13%	2%	30 Nov 2021
H1 2021	22	16%	2%	28 May 2021
H2 2020	15	6%	0%	7 Jan 2021
H1 2020	17	30%	0%	30 Apr 2020
H2 2019	17	9%	1%	4 Jan 2021
H1 2019	19	13%	3%	30 Apr 2019
H2 2018	20	20%	3%	30 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 18 Dec 1997
Registered office: 5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE, LONDON, E20 1JN

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 16-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 16-day vs a 10-day payment cycle.

≈ £6,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 16-day cycle — about £2,400 more than the same account would carry at 10-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · London River Services Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (22 → 16 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 16; across their last 6 reports it ranged 16–24 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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?

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

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