Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Zayo Group 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
- 4 Mar 1999
- Registered office
- 4TH FLOOR - THE RELAY BUILDING, LONDON, E1 7PT
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–90 days. Reported average: 45.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Zayo Group UK Limited has filed 11 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2021). Their latest report puts the average at 45 days against stated terms of 30–90 days.
The direction is slower: from 33 to 45 days over the window — about 12 days slower.
In the latest period 17% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 16% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Zayo Group UK Ltd's standard payment terms is 30 days from the date a correct invoice is received. There are some vendors who provide competitive payment terms, i.e. between 30 and 90 days. During the 1H2025, Zayo cleared a lot of disputed invoices which have been outstanding for many years.
Dispute resolution
All disputes are formally communicated to the vendor, with both the Operations and Procurement teams involved to ensure full visibility across departments. In cases where we are still being billed for disconnected services, a credit note is typically requested from the vendor to resolve the billing discrepancy. For disputes involving the amount billed, the Procurement team verifies pricing against the terms agreed in the contract. When invoices are received without a valid Purchase Order (PO) or expense reference, they are rejected directly back to the vendor. Afterward, the Operations team engages with the vendor to obtain the correct Zayo PO and ensure proper resubmission.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 45 | 17% | 16% | 22 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 45 | 20% | 12% | 14 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 45 | 23% | 22% | 8 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 33 | 35% | 23% | 31 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 34 | 30% | 19% | 24 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 33 | 30% | 18% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 53 | 68% | 18% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 27 | 18% | 5% | 26 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 28 | 26% | 6% | 31 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 31 | 17% | 6% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 29 | 3% | 5% | 2 Aug 2021 |
Working-capital effect
What a 45-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 45-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).
Report PL-03726666 · latest period to 30 Jun 2026
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