Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 05386273 · Professional & technical services · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

38days

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: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 9 Mar 2005
Registered office: GOSLING BUILDING EDMUND HALLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 4DQ

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 30–90 days. Reported average: 38.

Stated terms30–90d

+8 days

Reported avg38d

At a glance

The key figures

30–90d

their stated terms

35%

invoices paid outside terms

±1d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 66% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 30d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 63% 31–60 days 28% 61+ days 9%

The read · computed from their figures

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 38 days against stated terms of 30–90 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

In the latest period 35% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 9% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms will vary based on the suppliers requirements and our commercial relationship. We are working towards ensuring that all smaller organisations have improved payment terms to ensure that they are paid promptly for the valuable services they provide to Oxford Nanopore

Dispute resolution

All invoices should be submitted to the accounts team ([email protected]) and must include a valid purchase order number, a description of the goods and/or services delivered and the relevant quantities and values involved. Any payment disputes that are unable to be resolved by a suppliers main contact at Oxford Nanopore Technologies or the accounts payable team, should be directed to the procurement team ([email protected]). The procurement team will liaise with legal, finance and responsible departments within Oxford Nanopore Technologies and include the supplier within these discussions as appropriate. The procurement team will look to respond to all queries within 1 week of receiving a dispute. Final resolution will depend on the complexity of the issue raised.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	38	35%	9%	31 Jul 2026
H2 2025	39	0%	10%	30 Jan 2026
H1 2025	40	58%	12%	8 Aug 2025
H2 2024	38	57%	11%	31 Jan 2025
H1 2024	40	57%	12%	1 Aug 2024
H2 2023	39	53%	12%	31 Jan 2024
H1 2023	41	53%	14%	1 Aug 2023
H2 2022	38	52%	10%	2 Aug 2023
H1 2022	36	30%	7%	2 Aug 2023
H2 2021	41	62%	15%	2 Aug 2023
H1 2021	39	79%	12%	2 Aug 2023
H2 2020	41	70%	8%	2 Aug 2023
H1 2020	39	79%	12%	2 Aug 2023
H2 2019	42	61%	10%	2 Aug 2023
H1 2019	31	46%	7%	2 Aug 2023
H2 2018	29	42%	5%	2 Aug 2023
H1 2018	31	42%	7%	2 Aug 2023
H2 2017	29	35%	5%	2 Aug 2023

Working-capital effect

What a 38-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 38-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £15,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 38-day cycle — about £3,200 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 is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 38 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 38, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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?

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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).

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