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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) PLC pays suppliers in 21 days on average — within its stated 7–61 day terms

CRN 03600574 · Electricity & gas · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

21daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 14 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 61-day upper term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
7–61 days
Paid outside agreed terms
8% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
3%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 11 May 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 21 against 7–61 days

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

Holding steady around 21 days

The read · computed from their figures

Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) PLC's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 7–61 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 11 May 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 75% of the 158 large companies reporting in electricity & gas.

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

Payment code: Prompt Payment Code 1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

National Grid Electricity Distribution do have different types of standard contracts depending on the product, service or works but the standard payment terms for the majority of our contracts is Net Monthly - this means payment will be due on the last day of the month following the one in which NGED receives a correctly rendered invoice. This also applies to purchase orders raised with no formal contract in place.

Dispute resolution

Invoice disputes and/or general enquiries regarding the status of an invoice would be dealt with by Accounts Payable initially. If the enquiry could not be resolved it would be escalated to either the person responsible for raising the Order or the appropriate Business Management. For specific contractual disputes, the relevant member of the procurement team would be contacted to resolve as quickly as possible. Dispute resolution forms part of our Standard Terms & Conditions. Please refer to https://www.nationalgrid.com/nged-po-tcs

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026218%3%11 May 2026
H2 20252011%4%6 Nov 2025
H1 20252210%4%7 Nov 2025
H2 20242210%4%29 Oct 2024
H1 20242210%3%1 May 2024
H2 2023208%2%25 Oct 2023
H1 2023197%4%28 Apr 2023
H2 20221811%2%27 Oct 2022
H1 2022189%2%27 Apr 2022
H2 20211710%1%21 Oct 2021
H1 20211711%1%26 Apr 2021
H2 20201812%1%22 Oct 2020
H1 20201710%1%20 Apr 2020
H2 20191813%1%23 Oct 2019
H1 20192122%1%23 Apr 2019
H2 20182218%2%24 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
20 Jul 1998
Registered office
AVONBANK, BRISTOL, BS2 0TB
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 21-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 21-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £8,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 21-day cycle — about £5,500 more than the same account would carry at 7-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 · Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) PLC

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 21 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 21, moving within about ±1 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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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