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How long does F5 Networks Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 03813981 · Information & communication · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

40days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower than mostvs 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
26 Jul 1999
Registered office
BUILDING 100 DASHWOOD LANG ROAD, ADDLESTONE, KT15 2NX
2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 15–30 days. Reported average: 40.

Stated terms15–30d
+25 days
Reported avg40d

At a glance

The key figures

15–30d
their stated terms
34%
invoices paid outside terms
+11d
slower over the window
±6d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 82% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 15d
29
30
28
29
38
40
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 63% 31–60 days 23% 61+ days 14%

The read · computed from their figures

F5 Networks Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 40 days against stated terms of 15–30 days.

The direction is slower: from 29 to 40 days over the window — about 11 days slower.

In the latest period 34% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 14% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The most commonly used payment term for suppliers i s N et 30 days - i t means that the invoice should be paid not later than 30 days from the date of invoice. Al l invoices for Products and/or Services received by F5 Ltd will be aged based on the suppliers invoice date. Payment terms differ for the suppliers from 1 5 days from invoice date up to 30 days. F 5 pays suppliers on b i weekly payment runs and Direct Debits

Dispute resolution

Disputes are resolved through discussion and agreement with the supplier. Emails should be sent to [email protected]. A dedicated Accounts Payable team member manages these queries in collaboration with the Procurement team to ensure issues and disputes are resolved promptly.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264034%14%1 Jun 2026
H2 20253838%16%5 Nov 2025
H1 20252928%6%22 May 2025
H2 20242839%8%31 Oct 2024
H1 20243029%7%25 Apr 2024
H2 20232923%8%7 Nov 2023
H1 20233423%9%5 May 2023
H2 20222621%4%23 Nov 2022
H1 20222932%7%30 May 2022
H1 20212734%7%29 Apr 2021
H2 20202623%7%10 Dec 2020
H1 2020109%2%1 May 2020
H2 20191416%2%24 Oct 2019
H1 2019129%2%3 Jun 2019
H2 2018911%3%16 Nov 2018
H1 20181210%3%11 Sept 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 40-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 40-day vs a 15-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 40-day cycle — about £9,900 more than the same account would carry at 15-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 (29 → 40 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 40, moving within about ±6 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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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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