Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
XC Trains Limited pays suppliers in 31 days on average — inside its 61-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 30 days inside their stated 61-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 61 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 33% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 6%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 30 days inside the 61-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 31 days
The read · computed from their figures
XC Trains Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 31 days against stated terms of 61 days; 33% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 6% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 61% of the 245 large companies reporting in transport & storage.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
It is the company’s policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms based on the timely submission of valid invoices. The company’s standard payment terms is payment at the end of the month following the month the invoice has been received in (61 days), however, on some occasions variations to these standard payment terms may be agreed.
Dispute resolution
The company seeks to deal with suppliers of all sizes in a fair and reasonable manner. XC Trains seek to respond and address supplier queries as quickly as possible. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by the Accounts Payable team, it would be escalated in the first instance to senior management or budget holder for resolution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 31 | 33% | 6% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 32 | 32% | 7% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 25 | 30% | 3% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 31 | 31% | 3% | 23 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 31 | 32% | 5% | 26 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 31 | 22% | 4% | 24 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 31 | 30% | 7% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 30 | 27% | 6% | 26 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 30 | 26% | 6% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 29 | 19% | 7% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 23 | 21% | 5% | 26 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 26 | 21% | 6% | 26 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 31 | 19% | 6% | 20 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 29 | 19% | 4% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 30 | 34% | 3% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 28 | 30% | 3% | 24 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 51 | 32% | 11% | 16 Aug 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 22 Mar 2002
- Registered office
- C/O ARRIVA PLC 1 ADMIRAL WAY, BUSINESS PARK, SR3 3XP
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