Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does NBC Universal Global Networks UK Limited take to pay its suppliers?
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
- 6 Mar 1998
- Registered office
- SKY CENTRAL, ISLEWORTH, TW7 5QD
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 36.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
NBC Universal Global Networks UK Limited has filed 8 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 36 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.
The direction is faster: from 55 to 36 days over the window — about 19 days faster.
In the latest period 20% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Our standard terms are between 30 and 60 days from the receipt of a valid invoice. On receipt of a valid invoice these invoices are included in a weekly payment run as they fall due.
Dispute resolution
At Sky, we aim to resolve disputes or queries regarding invoices and payment as quickly as possible. Should you have a query regarding the expected payment date of an invoice, you can contact our Accounts Payable helpdesk who will be able to advise further at the following address [email protected]. For contractual disputes, not necessarily related to payment date enquiries, you should follow the procedure contractually agreed and, if none, then please contact the individual(s) who ordered the goods or services you have provided. When an invoice dispute is received, it should if possible be resolved at point of contact with the Accounts payable team. If this is not possible, the query will be escalated to the business contact and a relevant senior finance contact. When resolved, the i
Other information
Our predominant paying company is Sky UK Ltd and there is a wide disparity in the number of invoices paid through our various legal entities. Sky figures are impacted by intercompany trading within the Sky companies, particularly Sky In-home Service Limited. Our standard terms and conditions for suppliers are between 30 and 60 days from the receipt of a valid invoice. Across the companies that are held within our main supplier ledger we paid 92.9% of our invoices on time and within the agreed payment terms. We paid 30% of invoices within 30 days and 64% within 60 days. On average we paid suppliers 40.3 days from receipt of invoice to funds into suppliers’ bank accounts.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2021 | 36 | 20% | 12% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 23 | 11% | 5% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 51 | 56% | 23% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 52 | 53% | 28% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 42 | 35% | 12% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 55 | 39% | 22% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 57 | 46% | 23% | 28 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 73 | 58% | 30% | 24 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 36-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.
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.
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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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