Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Lebara Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 04293563 · Information & communication · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

52days

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.

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 25 Sept 2001
Registered office: 5TH FLOOR, BROADWALK HOUSE, LONDON, EC2A 2DA

1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30 days. Reported average: 52.

Stated terms30d

+22 days

Reported avg52d

At a glance

The key figures

30d

their stated terms

36%

invoices paid outside terms

+15d

slower over the window

±8d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 92% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 57% 31–60 days 31% 61+ days 12%

The read · computed from their figures

Lebara Limited has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2024). Their latest report puts the average at 52 days against stated terms of 30 days.

The direction is slower: from 37 to 52 days over the window — about 15 days slower.

In the latest period 36% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 12% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

30 Days

Dispute resolution

All contracts with major suppliers have a detailed dispute resolution process outlined in their contracts, which includes issuing a dispute notice, escalation routes if the dispute cannot be resolved, including mediation and arbitration. For smaller suppliers or initial concerns/complaints these would first be raised to a business contact and then referred to the appropriate team, e.g. supplier relationship management team or finance team for resolution within a reasonable period of time.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	52	36%	12%	31 Jul 2026
H2 2025	45	32%	10%	29 Jan 2026
H1 2025	50	39%	14%	31 Jul 2025
H2 2024	37	54%	9%	3 Feb 2025

Working-capital effect

What a 52-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 52-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 52-day cycle — about £8,700 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 15 days slower over the window (37 → 52 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 52, moving within about ±8 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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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