Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does University of Suffolk Ltd take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 19 Mar 2004
- Registered office
- WATERFRONT BUILDING, IPSWICH, IP4 1QJ
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 23.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Holding steady
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
University of Suffolk Ltd has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 23 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±3 days period to period.
In the latest period 13% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
The University operates a standard payment term of 30 days from the date of invoice. Payments are made to suppliers fortnightly.
Dispute resolution
Payment disputes are first dealt with the University’s accounts payable team who attempt to deal with the dispute informally. If the issue is not resolved, the dispute is escalated to the Associate Director of Financial Operations or the Director of Finance and Planning who deal with disputes on a case by case basis.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2025 | 23 | 13% | 3% | 4 Nov 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 24 | 12% | 3% | 20 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 29 | 20% | 5% | 19 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 28 | 18% | 6% | 28 Feb 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 27 | 19% | 6% | 29 Aug 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 17% | 4% | 28 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 27 | 18% | 5% | 24 Aug 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 24 | 19% | 4% | 22 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 23 | 13% | 4% | 18 Aug 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 22 | 13% | 3% | 28 Apr 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 24 | 15% | 3% | 28 Apr 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 24 | 14% | 2% | 25 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 27 | 16% | 5% | 27 Aug 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 29 | 23% | 7% | 26 Feb 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 26 | 18% | 3% | 6 Aug 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 28 | 20% | 7% | 26 Feb 2018 |
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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).
Report PL-05078498 · latest period to 31 Jul 2025
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