Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Cityfibre Holdings Limited pays suppliers in 27 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 20 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 71% 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 — 27 against 7–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 12 reports
23 → 27 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
Cityfibre Holdings Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 27 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 71% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 23 days in H2 2023 to 27 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 58% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.
That is 12 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2020) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
CityFibre Holdings' standard terms of payment are 30 days from invoice date. CityFibre operates a 3 way purchase to pay process whereby a Purchase Order (PO) is raised to order the work with the supplier and the PO owner internally receipts when the work has been completed. The supplier sends an invoice with the approved PO number clearly stated to the dedicated inbox of [email protected] which allows for account payable team to match the invoice to the PO so it is passed for payment.
Dispute resolution
If CFH reasonably and in good faith disputes its obligation to pay part or all of an invoice submitted by a supplier, then CFH notifies the supplier in writing of the amount of the invoice which it is disputing and the reasons why it considers it is not obliged to pay that amount. Payment disputes are initially handled by the Accounts Payable team, with support from the person who negotiated or ordered the product/service. If a satisfactory outcome cannot be reached, the issue will be escalated within the organisation to the supply chain director and ultimately the legal team if necessary.
Other information
CityFibre operates a payment run every Wednesday where all invoices that are due for payment are paid on the following Friday. CityFibre may flex this by a day in the event of a public holiday. CityFibre has expedited payments in the reporting period for certain suppliers in the supply chain either at the suppliers request or in accordance with their credit policies
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 27 | 71% | 1% | 30 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 25 | 55% | 0% | 12 Feb 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 23 | 46% | 1% | 19 Aug 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 23 | 15% | 1% | 3 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 22 | 19% | 3% | 26 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 23 | 15% | 4% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 28 | 29% | 8% | 21 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 24 | 14% | 4% | 25 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 24 | 17% | 5% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 27 | 18% | 5% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 30 | 20% | 8% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 35 | 23% | 9% | 28 Jan 2021 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 11 Jan 2011
- Registered office
- 15 BEDFORD STREET, LONDON, WC2E 9HE
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 27-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 7-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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