Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Ernst & Young (Emeia) Services 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
- 6 Jun 2008
- Registered office
- 1 MORE LONDON PLACE, LONDON, SE1 2AF
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 45–90 days. Reported average: 138.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting slower
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Ernst & Young (Emeia) Services Limited has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 138 days against stated terms of 45–90 days.
The direction is slower: from 80 to 138 days over the window — about 58 days slower.
In the latest period 64% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 34% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
"Standard payment terms with 3rd party suppliers are 90 days unless otherwise agreed with the relevant 3rd party supplier. The payment period commences from receipt of a proper, due and compliant invoice. Our standard hotel framework agreements (typically used for large hotel chains where we hold employee and client events) additionally provides for: (i) the supplier to deliver a draft invoice which we have 15 days to dispute, (ii) once we sign off on the draft invoice, the supplier may submit a final invoice, and (ii) we have 90 days from receipt to pay the final invoice, unless otherwise agreed. With respect to intra-EY network contracts, we may provide various services to other firms within the wider EY network (“EY Firm(s)”) and EY Firm(s) may provide various services to us. Stand
Dispute resolution
"With respect to contracts with 3rd party suppliers (as opposed to contracts with other members of the EY network), if EY disputes an invoice in good faith, we first notify the relevant third-party supplier of the amount in dispute and the nature of the dispute and may withhold payment of the disputed amount until the dispute is resolved in full. The general position relating to the dispute resolution process is that the appointed service managers (and, if applicable, senior service managers) for each party first attempt to resolve the dispute. If the service managers cannot resolve the dispute and both parties agree the dispute may be referred to mediation. If either party does not agree with the dispute being resolved by mediation then disputes are referred to arbitration. The excep
Other information
"As required, our statistics include figures for payments to external “3rd party” suppliers and payments made under intra-EY network contracts to other firms within the wider EY network (“EY Firm(s)”). Accordingly our statistics are not a fair and accurate reflection of our figures so far as they relate to our 3rd party suppliers. If only payments to external 3rd party suppliers are considered then our average time to pay is reduced to 37 days and 85% of invoices paid in the reporting period are settled within 60 days of receipt. If we were to report solely on our payments to our external 3rd party suppliers, our statistics would be as follows: Average Time to pay in days Percentage of invoices paid in 0 - 30 days - 54% Percentage of invoices paid in 31 - 60 days - 31% Perce
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 138 | 64% | 34% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 121 | 67% | 39% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 97 | 72% | 40% | 25 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 128 | 70% | 39% | 3 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 102 | 82% | 40% | 29 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 80 | 86% | 40% | 31 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 209 | 86% | 54% | 8 Sept 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 106 | 79% | 40% | 25 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 116 | 85% | 53% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 132 | 65% | 43% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 219 | 63% | 52% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 206 | 84% | 58% | 26 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 130 | 72% | 54% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 106 | 71% | 48% | 28 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 171 | 85% | 58% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 151 | 75% | 57% | 25 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 109 | 75% | 49% | 25 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 136 | 83% | 52% | 29 Jan 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 138-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 138-day vs a 45-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).
Report PL-06613918 · latest period to 30 Jun 2026
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