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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

F5 Networks Limited pays suppliers in 40 days on average — 10 days past its stated terms

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

40daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 10 days past the 30-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
15–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
34% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
14%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 1 Jun 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 10 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

29 → 40 days — slowing down

The read · computed from their figures

F5 Networks Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 40 days against stated terms of 15–30 days; 34% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 14% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 Jun 2026.

The direction is slower: from 29 days in H2 2023 to 40 now — 11 days slower across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 82% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

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

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

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 40-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. 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 (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 · F5 Networks Limited

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 filed report puts the average at day 40; across their last 6 reports it ranged 28–40 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 does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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