Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Xero (UK) Limited pays suppliers in 14 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 16 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 5% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 20 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 16 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports
11 → 14 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Xero (UK) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 14 days against stated terms of 30 days; 5% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 20 Apr 2026.
The direction is slower: from 11 days in H2 2023 to 14 now — 3 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 92% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.
That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2020) — 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
Xero makes vendor payments weekly. Standard supplier payment terms in the UK are net 30 days from receipt of a correctly presented invoice. To assist the small business economy we also aim to pay our small business suppliers within 10 working days of receipt of a valid invoice. To assist with prompt payment to our suppliers, we require all invoices to: – include a valid purchase order number; – include a description of the goods supplied (including quantity and unit prices) and/or services provided; – be addressed to the correct Xero entity; and – be sent directly to [email protected]. All invoices must be compliant with regional sales tax/VAT requirements. Xero is not obligated to pay any invoice submitted 180 days or more after goods have been supplied and/or servic
Dispute resolution
Any disputes are directed to the Accounts Payable team who then work with suppliers to resolve the dispute. If anything requires escalation the team will work with the business owner and our procurement team to assist with resolving the dispute.
Other information
No changes in this reporting period 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 14 | 5% | 1% | 20 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 13 | 5% | 1% | 28 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 12 | 7% | 2% | 30 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 12 | 5% | 3% | 29 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 13 | 10% | 6% | 22 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 11 | 9% | 4% | 16 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 12 | 9% | 4% | 13 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 12 | 8% | 1% | 19 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 11 | 7% | 0% | 22 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 13 | 9% | 1% | 25 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 10 | 5% | 0% | 27 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 10 | 7% | 0% | 27 Oct 2020 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 29 Jan 2007
- Registered office
- 5TH FLOOR, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 1FH
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