Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Bae Systems Surface Ships Limited pays suppliers in 12 days on average — within its stated 5–61 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 7 days past the shortest term they state (5 days), still within their 61-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 5–61 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 2% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 12 against 5–61 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 12 days
The read · computed from their figures
Bae Systems Surface Ships Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 12 days against stated terms of 5–61 days; 2% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 99% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.
That is 17 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — 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
The full text of our 2025 Standard Conditions of Purchase can be found at: https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/what-we-do/suppliers/united-kingdom. BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited's standard sub-contract payment terms reflect these terms. However, in accordance with our major prime contract obligations, a large proportion of our sub-contracts provide for payment within thirty (30) calendar days calculated from receipt of a valid invoice.
Dispute resolution
As per our standard conditions of purchase, if a payment dispute arises, then the parties are required to follow a disputed invoicing process and use reasonable endeavours to resolve the dispute amicably. Any disputes that cannot be resolved are subject to arbitration. Our full dispute resolution process can be found in Clauses 9 and 35 of the 2025 Standard Conditions of Purchase at: https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/what-we-do/suppliers/united-kingdom
Other information
It is not precisely known when payments actually credit into a supplier’s bank account (we do not have systems that accurately record this event). Therefore for the production of the disclosed statistics, we have made a reasoned estimation of when payments have cleared into a supplier's bank account. Where an invoice has been settled through the matching of a credit note, this invoice is not included in the payment statistics. If there is a partial match of a credit note against an invoice, the payment of the remainder of the invoice is included in the payment statistics.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 12 | 2% | 1% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 13 | 2% | 1% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 13 | 3% | 1% | 31 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 12 | 3% | 1% | 28 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 12 | 2% | 0% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 14 | 3% | 1% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 15 | 4% | 1% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 16 | 5% | 1% | 30 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 16 | 6% | 2% | 27 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 16 | 5% | 1% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 16 | 7% | 2% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 10 | 7% | 2% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 22 | 23% | 6% | 28 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 20 | 15% | 6% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 25 | 23% | 9% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 23 | 25% | 7% | 28 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 22 | 25% | 5% | 30 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 14 Mar 2007
- Registered office
- VICTORY POINT, CAMBERLEY, GU16 7EX
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 12-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 12-day vs a 5-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 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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