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How long does Universal Studios Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 09074960 · Information & communication · 16 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2025

124days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
6 Jun 2014
Registered office
1 CENTRAL ST. GILES, LONDON, WC2H 8NU
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 1–35 days. Reported average: 124.

Stated terms1–35d
+123 days
Reported avg124d

At a glance

The key figures

1–35d
their stated terms
84%
invoices paid outside terms
+78d
slower over the window
±45d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 99% of the 475 large companies reporting in information & communication.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 1d
46
47
57
60
35
124
H1 2023H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 22% 31–60 days 13% 61+ days 65%

The read · computed from their figures

Universal Studios Limited has filed 16 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 124 days against stated terms of 1–35 days.

The direction is slower: from 46 to 124 days over the window — about 78 days slower.

In the latest period 84% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 65% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The most common payment terms of invoices paid in the period are net 30 days, from date of invoice.

Dispute resolution

Disputes are resolved with the claimant by negotiation involving the business, accounts payable and NBCU Business lead counsel, and if required litigation counsel will be contacted.

Other information

Vendors classified as Freelancer are assign 14 days as payment terms.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 202512484%65%29 Jan 2026
H1 20253564%14%31 Jul 2025
H2 20246049%23%31 Jan 2025
H1 20245758%28%31 Jul 2024
H2 20234752%22%31 Jan 2024
H1 20234675%19%31 Jul 2023
H2 20224346%15%30 Jan 2023
H1 20224453%20%29 Jul 2022
H2 20215368%14%28 Jan 2022
H1 20213469%14%26 Jul 2021
H2 20204348%23%27 Jan 2021
H1 20204251%17%30 Jul 2020
H2 20193748%7%28 Jan 2020
H1 20193235%13%22 Jul 2019
H2 20183635%19%28 Jan 2019
H1 20185559%30%24 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 124-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 124-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £49,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 124-day cycle — about £48,500 more than the same account would carry at 1-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 78 days slower over the window (46 → 124 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 124, moving within about ±45 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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