Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Carnival PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04039524 · Transport & storage · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 31 May 2026

24days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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: 19 Jul 2000
Registered office: CARNIVAL HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 1ST

24 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Aug 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60 days. Reported average: 24.

Stated terms60d

-36 days

Reported avg24d

At a glance

The key figures

60d

their stated terms

15%

invoices paid outside terms

±1d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 81% of the 248 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 60d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 68% 31–60 days 28% 61+ days 4%

The read · computed from their figures

Carnival PLC has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 24 days against stated terms of 60 days.

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

In the latest period 15% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 4% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 4% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Net 60

Dispute resolution

Any payment disputes shall be resolved between the Supplier and Business Contact in accordance with the relevant contract terms, in conjunction with the Finance team if appropriate. Any dispute that cannot be resolved between the Supplier and the Business Contact may be referred to the Company's Legal Department.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	24	15%	4%	29 Jun 2026
H2 2025	23	16%	4%	9 Dec 2025
H1 2025	23	19%	4%	18 Jun 2025
H2 2024	25	16%	4%	13 Dec 2024
H1 2024	23	19%	4%	20 Jun 2024
H2 2023	24	20%	6%	11 Dec 2023
H1 2023	37	27%	3%	9 Jun 2023
H2 2022	27	22%	6%	19 Dec 2022
H1 2022	23	21%	5%	13 Jun 2022
H2 2021	31	24%	7%	16 Dec 2021
H1 2021	16	17%	3%	11 Jun 2021
H2 2020	19	35%	6%	16 Dec 2020
H1 2020	19	15%	2%	10 Jun 2020
H2 2019	18	17%	2%	27 Dec 2019
H1 2019	18	22%	2%	26 Jun 2019
H2 2018	18	20%	1%	20 Dec 2018
H1 2018	18	29%	1%	25 Jun 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 24 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 24, 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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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