Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Ricardo-aea 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
- 26 Sept 2012
- Registered office
- WSP HOUSE, LONDON, WC2A 1AF
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 30–60 days. Reported average: 31.
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
Ricardo-aea Limited has filed 14 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 31 days against stated terms of 30–60 days.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
In the latest period 17% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 7% landed 61+ days out.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Our default payment terms are 60 days, but some supplier are on paid when paid terms, and this can lead to a longer payment period.
Dispute resolution
Where there is a dispute over deliverables on a project, our Project Manager will lead the discussion with their technical contact at the suppliers. Where there is a dispute with presentation of an invoice (such as formatting, missing PO number etc), the Finance team will address the issue with the supplier.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2024 | 31 | 17% | 7% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 32 | 21% | 7% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 32 | 20% | 8% | 30 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 28 | 18% | 5% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 28 | 15% | 4% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 31 | 17% | 6% | 28 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 29 | 15% | 5% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 31 | 18% | 6% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 27% | 8% | 29 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 34 | 25% | 9% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 33 | 25% | 7% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 41 | 24% | 7% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 38 | 27% | 8% | 30 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 42 | 41% | 10% | 31 Jan 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).
Report PL-08229264 · latest period to 30 Jun 2024
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