Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Outbrain UK Limited paid suppliers in 50 days on average — 20 days past its stated terms

CRN 07479183 · Information & communication · 3 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Jun 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

50daysavg time to pay · H1 2019

Their H1 2019 filing put the average 20 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 57% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 37%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2019 – 30 Jun 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Aug 2019

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H1 2019 filing

Paid 20 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–55

avg 50d

0 days55 days

reported avg 50 days their filed terms 30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 30% 31–60 days 33% 61+ days 37%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #21306, period 1 Jan 2019 – 30 Jun 2019, filed 22 Aug 2019 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Outbrain UK Limited paid 20 days past its own stated terms. 57% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 37% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2019 filing.

The pattern · last 3 of 3 reports

Held steady around 50 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 3 of 3 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 50 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±1 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Outbrain UK Limited's H1 2019 filing put their average at 50 days against stated terms of 30 days; 57% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 37% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Aug 2019.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

That is 3 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

As per the nature of our business, the majority of the payments (72%) are made to publishers. There are agreements between Outbrain UK and each publisher which define the payment terms. The terms vary according to the country where the billing address is located. More details can be found on the company's website using this link: https://www.outbrain.com/legal/tos#engage-terms. For all the other suppliers, we follow the payments terms as per the invoice received.

Dispute resolution

There is a dedicated email address ([email protected]) for any AP queries. This address is widely communicated to our suppliers and there is a dedicated team member that takes care of this email inbox. Any disputes or complaints are handled by email or a phone call.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2019	50	57%	37%	22 Aug 2019
H2 2018	51	70%	35%	28 Jan 2019
H1 2018	51	65%	35%	31 Jul 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 29 Dec 2010
Registered office: 70 NEW OXFORD STREET, LONDON, WC1A 1EU

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 50-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 50-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £19,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 50-day cycle — about £7,900 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Outbrain UK Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average was steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 50 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 50, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?

UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.

What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.

How often is this data updated?

Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.

Is this official government data?

The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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