Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Centurylink Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN 09626356 · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2019

54days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60 days. Reported average: 54.

Stated terms60d

-6 days

Reported avg54d

At a glance

The key figures

60d

their stated terms

40%

invoices paid outside terms

+22d

slower over the window

±11d

variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 87% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting slower

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 60d

H1 2018H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 46% 31–60 days 29% 61+ days 25%

The read · computed from their figures

Centurylink Limited has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 54 days against stated terms of 60 days.

The direction is slower: from 32 to 54 days over the window — about 22 days slower.

In the latest period 40% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 25% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Our standard terms are 60 days from the receipt of a valid invoice.

Dispute resolution

We aim to resolve disputes or queries regarding invoices and payment as quickly as possible. Should you have a query regarding the expected payment date of an invoice contact the Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist responsible for your account - if you do not know who this is you can call 08005280028 and select option 2. For contractual disputes, not necessarily related to payment date enquiries, you should follow the procedure contractually agreed and, if none, then please contact the individual(s) who ordered the goods or services you have provided. When an invoice dispute is received, it should if possible be resolved at point of contact with the AP team. If this is not possible, the query will be escalated to the business contact and a relevant senior finance contact if necessary.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2019	54	40%	25%	30 Jan 2020
H1 2019	41	48%	13%	29 Jul 2019
H2 2018	44	41%	15%	28 Jan 2019
H1 2018	32	37%	7%	27 Jul 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 22 days slower over the window (32 → 54 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 54, moving within about ±11 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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