Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does The Press Association Limited 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
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 26 Sept 2006
- Registered office
- THE POINT 37 NORTH WHARF ROAD, LONDON, W2 1AF
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 0–90 days. Reported average: 21.
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
The Press Association Limited has filed 17 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 21 days against stated terms of 0–90 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
In the latest period 70% 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 standard contractual length of time for payment of invoices is 30 days from invoice date. A number of freelance suppliers are on zero payment terms to ensure that where possible they are on the next available payment run after invoice approval. • The maximum contractual payment period is 90 days. • Changes to standard payment terms would only be made subject to contractual agreement by both parties.
Dispute resolution
• The Accounts Payable team will contact supplier and request details of dispute by email. • On receipt of requested details, the dispute is then referred to the relevant internal recipient of service (“account manager”) to review the details of the dispute and either contact the supplier directly and/or give direction to the Accounts Payable team how they need to handle the dispute. • In the event of the dispute not being satisfactorily resolved by the Accounts Payable team or the account manager, the matter will be referred to the Legal team for further action.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 21 | 70% | 3% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 18 | 56% | 1% | 14 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 20 | 55% | 1% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 20 | 57% | 1% | 27 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 15 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 20 | 50% | 1% | 26 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 24% | 3% | 28 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 27 | 56% | 5% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 18 | 49% | 1% | 28 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 26 | 59% | 5% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 22 | 65% | 2% | 27 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 22 | 58% | 1% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 20 | 60% | 2% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 17 | 61% | 2% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 19 | 63% | 2% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 21 | 68% | 3% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 24 | 71% | 6% | 19 Jul 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 21-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 21-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.
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.
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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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