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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Ordnance Survey Limited pays suppliers in 32 days on average — 2 days past its stated terms

CRN 09121572 · Professional & technical services · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

32daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 2 days past the 30-day term they state.

Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
29% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
9%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 2 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports

38 → 32 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Ordnance Survey Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 32 days against stated terms of 30 days; 29% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 9% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.

The direction is faster: from 38 days in H2 2023 to 32 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 54% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

That is 11 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment of undisputed sums will be due within 30 calendar days of receipt by OS of a correctly presented invoice (unless OS has otherwise agreed in writing). Payment will be made in pounds sterling (£) (unless otherwise agreed). OS shall notify the Supplier of any disputed sums within 10 Working Days, giving full reasons for the dispute.

Dispute resolution

Dealt with on an ad-hoc basis and by exception – no process in place.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263229%9%30 Apr 2026
H2 20253225%8%24 Oct 2025
H1 20252115%5%28 Apr 2025
H2 20243021%7%4 Nov 2024
H1 20244140%18%10 Jun 2024
H2 20233839%12%10 Jun 2024
H2 20202925%9%22 Feb 2021
H1 20203132%8%22 Feb 2021
H2 20193234%7%29 Oct 2019
H1 20193333%9%8 May 2019
H2 20183030%7%13 Nov 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
8 Jul 2014
Registered office
EXPLORER HOUSE ADANAC DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 0AS
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2027

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Quick answers · Ordnance Survey Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (38 → 32 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 32; across their last 6 reports it ranged 21–41 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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