Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited pays suppliers in 24 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H2 2026 filing puts the average 6 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 14% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Oct 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2026 filing
Paid 6 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 3 of 3 reports
Holding steady around 24 days
The read · computed from their figures
Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited's H2 2026 filing puts their average at 24 days against stated terms of 30 days; 14% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Oct 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 81% of the 246 large companies reporting in transport & storage.
That is 3 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2025) — 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
RSSB's standard payment terms are 30 days from the date of receipt of a valid invoice. Whilst a small number of suppliers have individually negotiated terms of up to 60 days, our company standard is 30 days and the percentage of late payments has been calculated on a 30-day basis consistently across all suppliers. Payment is processed through our Continia invoice management system in accordance with our purchase order and authorisation policy.
Dispute resolution
Where RSSB considers an invoice to be invalid or disputed, we notify the supplier promptly in writing, setting out the reason. We work with the supplier to resolve the matter, including through resubmission of a corrected invoice where appropriate. Where a dispute cannot be resolved, the parties will attempt to settle it by mediation in accordance with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Model Mediation Procedure. If mediation is unsuccessful, the dispute is referred to the Courts of England and Wales in accordance with the governing law provisions of the relevant contract.
Other information
RSSB uses an electronic invoice processing system (Continia) integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Invoice received date is recorded as the Continia import date, representing when the invoice entered our processing system. For invoices not processed through Continia, the invoice document date is used as a proxy for the received date.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2026 | 24 | 14% | 3% | 22 Oct 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 25 | 18% | 3% | 22 Oct 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 23 | 16% | 4% | 22 Oct 2026 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 4 Feb 2003
- Registered office
- 25 FENCHURCH AVENUE, LONDON, EC3M 5AD
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