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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Nats (Services) Limited pays suppliers in 27 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN 04129270 · Transport & storage · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

27daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 3 days inside the shortest term they state (30 days).

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
11% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
2%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 3 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 16 reports

Holding steady around 27 days

The read · computed from their figures

Nats (Services) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 27 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 11% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2026.

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

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 73% of the 245 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

That is 16 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing 2% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Subject to the proper performance of the contract, invoices which are correct in all material respects, properly addressed and bearing the Purchase Order number shall be paid by NATS within 30 days of receipt or as otherwise agreed in writing.

Dispute resolution

We will inform suppliers promptly when invoices are contested. Any complaints from suppliers regarding non-payment will be dealt with in an effective and timely manner.

Other information

In order to be processed, invoices must quote a valid purchase order number and must be addressed to: NATS Ltd Office 202 & 203 Regus, Westpoint 4 Redheughs Rigg South Gyle Edinburgh EH12 9DQ Invoices must either be submitted electronically as an e-invoice on the Ariba platform (for Purchase Orders issued via Ariba Network) or provided in PDF form by email to [email protected]. NATS no longer regularly monitors receipt of paper invoices which are delivered by post. Invoices which are not correctly addressed with a valid purchase order and/or not sent to NATS in the manner described above may not be settled within agreed terms.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262711%2%29 Apr 2026
H2 20252712%1%27 Oct 2025
H1 2025279%3%24 Apr 2025
H2 20242912%1%22 Oct 2024
H1 20242910%3%24 Apr 2024
H2 20232912%1%26 Oct 2023
H1 20232914%3%26 Apr 2023
H2 20222916%2%27 Oct 2022
H1 20223514%6%29 Apr 2022
H2 20214119%10%28 Oct 2021
H1 20215032%22%28 Apr 2021
H2 20205253%24%26 Oct 2020
H1 20203630%8%29 Apr 2020
H2 20193528%8%21 Oct 2019
H1 20193934%9%23 Apr 2019
H2 20183862%9%29 Oct 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
21 Dec 2000
Registered office
4000 PARKWAY, FAREHAM, PO15 7FL
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Quick answers · Nats (Services) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 27 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 27, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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