Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Kantar Public UK Limited paid suppliers in 41 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms
Their H2 2023 filing put the average 34 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 59% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 15%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 8 Mar 2024
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H2 2023 filing
Paid within their stated range — 41 against 7–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 20 reports
24 → 41 days — slower across the window
The read · computed from their figures
Kantar Public UK Limited's H2 2023 filing put their average at 41 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 59% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 15% took 61 days or longer. Filed 8 Mar 2024.
The direction is slower: from 24 days in H1 2023 to 41 now — 17 days slower across their last 6 reports.
That is 20 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2022) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard 30 days net for project work with a sub-contractor 60 days net for some non-project operating costs
Dispute resolution
Incorrect invoices dealt with by AP, escalation to finance director True disputes over delivery of services sent to department lead and handled promptly with supplier
Other information
During this period (end of October) we went through our final separation with our old group company (exited trade services agreement) and set up a new ERP system and new offshore finance team. We have suffered quite severe issues both with the system and the new team in relation to accounts payable which has caused issues with processing of invoices in this time, and has resulted in manual payments where necessary and once aware of payment needed. We have enacted a recovery plan to get back to prompt payment, which will see improved payment statistics in the next reporting period. We always aim to pay all our suppliers in a timely manner.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 2023 | 41 | 59% | 15% | 8 Mar 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 23 | 56% | 0% | 1 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 60% | 0% | 29 Sept 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 22 | 43% | 0% | 31 Aug 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 23 | 53% | 0% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 44% | 0% | 30 Jun 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 25 | 24% | 0% | 31 May 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 28 | 53% | 0% | 28 Apr 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 25% | 0% | 31 Mar 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 26 | 20% | 1% | 28 Feb 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 18 | 9% | 0% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 18 | 18% | 1% | 29 Dec 2022 |
| H2 2022 | 20 | 12% | 0% | 30 Nov 2022 |
| H2 2022 | 25 | 22% | 0% | 31 Oct 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 20 | 13% | 1% | 30 Aug 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 20 | 20% | 2% | 27 Jul 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 19 | 31% | 0% | 22 Jun 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 25 | 23% | 0% | 17 May 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 19 | 26% | 0% | 21 Apr 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 10 | 10% | 0% | 30 Mar 2022 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 5 Oct 2021
- Registered office
- 4 MILLBANK, LONDON, SW1P 3JA
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 41-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 41-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
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.
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