Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Airbus Belfast Limited pays suppliers in 70 days on average — within its stated 25–115 day terms

CRN NI727952 · Manufacturing · 1 statutory report on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

70daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 45 days past the shortest term they state (25 days), still within their 115-day upper term.

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

Their stated terms: 25–115 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 56% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 62%
Reporting period: 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 18 Aug 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 70 against 25–115 days

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–125

avg 70d

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reported avg 70 days their filed terms 25–115 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 8% 31–60 days 30% 61+ days 62%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #116515, period 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026, filed 18 Aug 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Airbus Belfast Limited pays within its stated range, 45 days past the shortest term. 56% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 62% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The read · computed from their figures

Airbus Belfast Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 70 days against stated terms of 25–115 days; 56% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 62% took 61 days or longer. Filed 18 Aug 2026.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 90% of the 977 large companies reporting in manufacturing.

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

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing Offers supply-chain finance 10% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

60 End of Month + 10 days

Dispute resolution

Payment disputes are dealt with in accordance with the terms of the relevant contract; suppliers should contact their nominated Airbus representative. Airbus's preferred method of dispute is amicable resolution followed by ICC arbitration. Airbus also uses mediation and national courts where appropriate.

Other information

This is the first reporting period for the Company. Following the acquisition of trade and assets from Short Brothers Plc in December 2025, there have been changes to processes, teams and tools as well as novation of contracts. As such, the late payment KPIs are high. The Company is taking actions to address this.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	70	56%	62%	18 Aug 2026

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 28 Mar 2025
Registered office: VICTORIA HOUSE 15-17, BELFAST, BT1 4LS

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 70-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 70-day vs a 25-day payment cycle.

≈ £27,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 70-day cycle — about £17,700 more than the same account would carry at 25-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 · Airbus Belfast Limited

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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