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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited pays suppliers in 43 days on average — within its stated 30–60 day terms

CRN 04636301 · Manufacturing · 17 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

43daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 13 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 60-day upper term.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30–60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
0% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
9%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 43 against 30–60 days

The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports

Holding steady around 43 days

The read · computed from their figures

Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 43 days against stated terms of 30–60 days; 0% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 9% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Jul 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±4 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 56% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

That is 17 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

Our standard payment terms are 'month end after month of invoice'. Therefore we make payment into supplier bank accounts by the month end after the month of invoice date. Therefore if the invoice is dated 31st of the month, this will be paid in 30 days by the 31st of the following month. Id the invoice is dated 1st of the month, this will be paid in 30 days by the end of the following month.

Dispute resolution

Disputes are considered by our Invoice Resolution team in which are usually resolved within 1-2 weeks liaising with the Procurement department to come to a timely resolution.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026430%9%22 Jul 2026
H2 2025440%11%30 Jan 2026
H1 2025480%12%15 Jul 2025
H2 2024400%8%25 Mar 2025
H1 2024400%6%25 Mar 2025
H2 2023440%11%20 Mar 2025
H1 2023530%19%20 Mar 2025
H2 2022510%19%20 Mar 2025
H1 2022450%11%20 Mar 2025
H2 2021460%16%14 Mar 2022
H1 2021560%13%17 Aug 2021
H2 2020530%10%8 Feb 2021
H1 2020451%6%10 Sept 2020
H2 2019522%14%17 Feb 2020
H1 2019520%15%19 Sept 2019
H2 2018500%16%20 Feb 2019
H1 2018464%7%10 Aug 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
14 Jan 2003
Registered office
SEMBCORP UK HEADQUARTERS, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS90 8WS
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 43-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 43-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £17,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 43-day cycle — about £5,100 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±4 days period to period, around 43 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 43, moving within about ±4 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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