Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
West Midlands Trains Limited pays suppliers in 35 days on average — inside its 61-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 26 days inside their stated 61-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 61 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 10% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 5%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 26 days inside the 61-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 14 reports
Holding steady around 35 days
The read · computed from their figures
West Midlands Trains Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 35 days against stated terms of 61 days; 10% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Apr 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 51% of the 245 large companies reporting in transport & storage.
That is 14 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2019) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Payment terms specified by supplier
Dispute resolution
Purchase Order Processed Invoices - Limited number of disputes arise for suppliers processed on this basis as amounts are preagreed prior to any commitment being made. Any actual cost variances to the agreed amount are assessed by the business approver and raised with the supplier directly. For other supplier invoices, any issues will arise on the approval of payment of the invoice by the business. Resolution is therefore handles by the ordering manager and the supplier. Where an agreement cannot be reached in both of the above cases, this is escalated through the relevant business departments and management team (including Finance) to resolve.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 35 | 10% | 5% | 29 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 32 | 8% | 1% | 28 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 32 | 10% | 2% | 29 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 34 | 7% | 1% | 30 Oct 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 39 | 13% | 7% | 30 Apr 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 37 | 12% | 5% | 23 Oct 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 37 | 17% | 5% | 26 Apr 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 36 | 11% | 5% | 31 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 35 | 9% | 5% | 28 Apr 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 38 | 14% | 9% | 28 Oct 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 48 | 25% | 12% | 30 Apr 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 49 | 31% | 13% | 30 Oct 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 46 | 33% | 13% | 30 Apr 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 22 | 9% | 1% | 30 Oct 2019 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 6 Nov 2015
- Registered office
- 2ND FLOOR ST ANDREW'S HOUSE, LONDON, EC4A 3AG
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