Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Cognizant Worldwide 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
- 18 Mar 2010
- Registered office
- 280 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, EC2M 4AG
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–90 days. Reported average: 30.
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
Cognizant Worldwide Limited has filed 14 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 30 days against stated terms of 30–90 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
In the latest period 3% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 8% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Within Cognizant’s CAPPS system, payment terms are established for each supplier. Invoices processed by Accounts Payable will reflect those terms and the payment due date will automatically be calculated by the system if the invoice matches to the order placed. Accounts Payable does not designate a payment date as this is entirely system-driven. For example, a supplier invoice dated July 1, 2014 is received by Accounts Payable on July 9 and is entered into the CAPPS system on July 10. If the payment terms are "Net 30," the system will automatically calculate a payment due date of August 8, 2014 for all accepted and undisputed transactions. Otherwise the invoice will be rejected and parked for clarification and the due date for payment will start from the date of invoice rectified, or from
Dispute resolution
Person responsible for ordering the goods or services will review the invoice and address any disputed directly with the supplier. Depending on outcome, supplier will either issue a (full or partial) Credit Note or invoice will get paid as is.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2024 | 30 | 3% | 8% | 14 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 28 | 2% | 5% | 10 Mar 2025 |
| H2 2023 | 30 | 3% | 8% | 10 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2023 | 28 | 2% | 6% | 10 Mar 2025 |
| H2 2022 | 27 | 1% | 5% | 10 Mar 2025 |
| H1 2022 | 28 | 1% | 7% | 9 Aug 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 28 | 2% | 7% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 30 | 4% | 8% | 31 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 29 | 4% | 11% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 46 | 6% | 22% | 18 Nov 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 46 | 4% | 22% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 47 | 3% | 23% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 38 | 23% | 23% | 29 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 40 | 21% | 21% | 30 Jul 2018 |
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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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