Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

National Grid Metering Limited paid suppliers in 24 days on average — inside its 42-day stated terms

CRN 03705992 · Electricity & gas · 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.

24daysavg time to pay · H1 2025

Their H1 2025 filing put the average 18 days inside their stated 42-day term.

Their stated terms: 42 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 4% 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 18 days inside the 42-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–50

avg 24d

0 days50 days

reported avg 24 days their filed terms 42 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 76% 31–60 days 23% 61+ days 1%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #97667, period 1 Oct 2024 – 31 Mar 2025, filed 29 Apr 2025 · gov.uk payment-practices service

National Grid Metering Limited paid 18 days inside its stated 42-day term. 4% 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

Held steady around 24 days

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

Steady around 24 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±2 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 42-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

National Grid Metering Limited's H1 2025 filing put their average at 24 days against stated terms of 42 days; 4% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2025.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.

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

We commit to the payment of all undisputed sums properly due to third party suppliers within 42 days of a receipt of a valid invoice into the Accounts Payable department that references a Purchase Order number. A small number of companies have standard terms that fall outside this.

Dispute resolution

In first instance all queries and/or disputes to be taken up with the National Grid purchase order contact stated on the PO. For general PO or payment queries e-mail to be sent to [email protected]

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2025	24	4%	1%	29 Apr 2025
H2 2024	20	13%	1%	31 Oct 2024
H1 2024	24	4%	2%	25 Apr 2024
H2 2023	24	5%	2%	19 Oct 2023
H1 2023	21	4%	0%	28 Apr 2023
H2 2022	24	11%	2%	27 Oct 2022
H1 2022	24	8%	1%	30 Apr 2022
H2 2021	24	6%	1%	29 Oct 2021
H1 2021	34	13%	2%	29 Apr 2021
H2 2020	34	27%	3%	29 Oct 2020
H1 2020	39	9%	3%	30 Apr 2020
H2 2019	39	13%	4%	30 Oct 2019
H1 2019	36	15%	5%	30 Apr 2019
H2 2018	35	16%	4%	30 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 2 Feb 1999
Registered office: NATIONAL GRID HOUSE WARWICK TECHNOLOGY PARK, WARWICK, CV34 6DA

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2027

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Quick answers · National Grid Metering Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average was steady — within about ±2 days period to period, around 24 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 24, moving within about ±2 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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