Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Cityfibre Limited pays suppliers in 33 days on average — 3 days past its stated terms

CRN 09759465 · Information & communication · 1 statutory report on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

33daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 3 days past the 30-day term they state.

Well behindvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 7–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 83% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 2%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 3 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–40

avg 33d

0 days40 days

reported avg 33 days their filed terms 7–30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 50% 31–60 days 48% 61+ days 2%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #115994, period 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026, filed 31 Jul 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Cityfibre Limited pays 3 days past its own stated terms. 83% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 2% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Cityfibre Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 33 days against stated terms of 7–30 days; 83% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2026.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 66% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.

That is one statutory period on record (earliest H1 2026) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

CityFibre Limited's 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 CityFibre Limited reasonably and in good faith disputes its obligation to pay part or all of an invoice submitted by a supplier, then CityFibre Limited 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	33	83%	2%	31 Jul 2026

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 2 Sept 2015
Registered office: 15 BEDFORD STREET, LONDON, WC2E 9HE

2 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Sept 2026 — overdue

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 33-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 33-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.

≈ £13,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 33-day cycle — about £10,200 more than the same account would carry at 7-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · Cityfibre Limited

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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.

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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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