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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

National Oceanography Centre pays suppliers in 23 days on average — inside its 60-day stated terms

CRN 11444362 · Professional & technical services · 1 statutory report on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

23daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 37 days inside their stated 60-day term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
60 days
Paid outside agreed terms
16% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
3%
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 37 days inside the 60-day term they state

The read · computed from their figures

National Oceanography Centre's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 23 days against stated terms of 60 days; 16% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 74% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

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

NOC standard payment terms is 30 days which is detailed in our standard terms and conditions. The maximum contractual payment period is 60 days. Suppliers are notified of any changes in writing and any disputes can be raised with the Accounts Payable team for review and action.

Dispute resolution

Suppliers should raise any invoice payment queries or disputes in the first instance by contacting the Accounts Payable (AP) team via the published AP contact details. The AP team will review the query, investigate with the relevant budget holder or service area where needed, and work to resolve issues promptly. Where a dispute cannot be resolved through AP, it will be escalated through Finance management for review and resolution. NOC aims to resolve disputes collaboratively and without delaying payment of undisputed invoices.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262316%3%30 Apr 2026

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated
2 Jul 2018
Registered office
NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 3ZH
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Jun 2027

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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?
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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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