Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Boots Opticians Professional Services Limited pays suppliers in 82 days on average — within its stated 75–105 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 7 days past the shortest term they state (75 days), still within their 105-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 75–105 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 1% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 82%
- Reporting period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Sept 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 82 against 75–105 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports
78 → 82 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Boots Opticians Professional Services Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 82 days against stated terms of 75–105 days; 1% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 82% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Sept 2026.
The direction is slower: from 78 days in H1 2024 to 82 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 98% of the 815 large companies reporting in wholesale & retail trade.
That is 13 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
With respect to goods purchased for resale: Payment will be made by Boots Opticians Professional Services Limited (‘Boots Opticians’) in the daily payment run that follows the 75th day (or following business day should this fall on a weekend or public holiday) after the end of the month of the later of: (i) the date of invoice; (ii) the date of receipt of a valid invoice; and (iii) the date on which we receive the relevant goods and services in full. Boots Opticians will make a deduction of 2.5% of the invoice value after VAT for payment made by that date. With respect to goods and services not for resale: Boots Opticians standard settlement terms are 2.5% 105 days end of month. This means that payment will be made on the 105th day (or following business day should this fall on a weekend o
Dispute resolution
Our purchase orders contain contact details (email and/or telephone) for the relevant helpdesk or department to which payment queries should be directed by suppliers. All queries are managed in accordance with our internal processes and dealt with as quickly as possible.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 82 | 1% | 82% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2026 | 82 | 1% | 82% | 30 Sept 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 80 | 2% | 80% | 2 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 80 | 1% | 82% | 2 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 80 | 1% | 79% | 2 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 78 | 2% | 78% | 31 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 81 | 1% | 72% | 31 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 84 | 2% | 72% | 31 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2022 | 84 | 2% | 72% | 31 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2022 | 88 | 2% | 74% | 31 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2021 | 81 | 3% | 72% | 31 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2021 | 79 | 3% | 72% | 31 Aug 2024 |
| H1 2018 | 61 | 3% | 41% | 29 Mar 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 23 Dec 2008
- Registered office
- 1 THANE ROAD WEST, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 3AA
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 82-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 82-day vs a 75-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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