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How long does Abcam PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03509322 · Manufacturing · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

44days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
12 Feb 1998
Registered office
DISCOVERY DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 0AX
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–120 days. Reported average: 44.

Stated terms0–120d
+44 days
Reported avg44d

At a glance

The key figures

0–120d
their stated terms
72%
invoices paid outside terms
+11d
slower over the window
±22d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 54% of the 992 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

33
48
77
33
47
44
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 21% 31–60 days 57% 61+ days 22%

The read · computed from their figures

Abcam PLC has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 44 days against stated terms of 0–120 days.

The direction is slower: from 33 to 44 days over the window — about 11 days slower.

In the latest period 72% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 22% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Abcam is committed to paying all approved, undisputed expenditure promptly and within the agreed payment terms on receipt of a valid invoice. Disputes are targeted to be responded to within 48 hours of receipt of the dispute with either an acknowledgement of receipt or a resolution. Our most frequently used payment terms for qualifying contracts are 30-day terms. Much of our due but not paid within terms is due to invoices being due for payment between our weekly payment runs.

Dispute resolution

All Procurement and Accounts Payable staff are trained and understand the importance of the timely and complete investigation through resolution of disputes. Disputes are targeted to be responded within 48 hours of receipt with either an acknowledgement of receipt or a resolution. Causes for dispute might include, but not limited to the following: · Non-receipt of invoice · Goods not received · Delivered product · Service not matching invoice · Insufficient information · Incorrect bill to address or company name · Missing/Incorrect information (purchase order requirements) · VAT requirements · Change of details (i.e. new bank account) To proactively avoid any disputes leading from delays i

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264472%22%29 Jul 2026
H2 20254781%23%30 Jan 2026
H1 20253375%15%2 Jan 2026
H2 20247766%13%31 Jan 2025
H1 20244832%8%23 Jul 2024
H2 20233322%4%24 Jan 2024
H1 20233341%6%28 Jul 2023
H2 20225433%25%18 Jan 2023
H1 20224165%12%21 Jul 2022
H2 20215482%13%24 Jan 2022
H1 20215284%18%16 Jul 2021
H2 20204639%11%25 Jan 2021
H1 20204857%18%17 Jul 2020
H2 20195157%21%28 Jan 2020
H1 20193850%10%17 Jul 2019
H2 20183626%9%18 Jan 2019
H1 20183936%12%11 Jul 2018
H2 20173827%8%22 Jan 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 44-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 44-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 44-day cycle — about £17,300 more than the same account would carry at 0-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 has moved about 11 days slower over the window (33 → 44 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 44, moving within about ±22 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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