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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP pays suppliers in 26 days on average — within its stated 14–30 day terms

CRN OC303525 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

26daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 12 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 30-day upper term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
14–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
8% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
0%
Reporting period
1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 28 Jul 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid within their stated range — 26 against 14–30 days

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

31 → 26 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 26 days against stated terms of 14–30 days; 8% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 28 Jul 2026.

The direction is faster: from 31 days in H2 2023 to 26 now — 5 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 66% of large companies reporting.

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

Offers e-invoicing

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Under PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's standard contractual terms we commit to the payment of all undisputed sums properly due to third party suppliers within 30 days of receipt of a valid invoice in PwC’s central processing centre, [email protected]. The substantial majority, in volume and value, of supplier expenditure for the PwC UK Firm is procured through PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Limited, a subsidiary company whose principal activity is to provide professional and support services to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The payment practices and performance in respect of this expenditure is included in the separate Duty to Report submission for PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Limited.

Dispute resolution

Standard contracts: For PwC standard contracts we seek to resolve any issues in the first instance between the authorised representatives of the firm and the supplier. Both parties should, where possible, meet within five days of the dispute arising and should continue to perform their relevant obligations, whilst working together to resolve the dispute. If the matter cannot be resolved, the issue may require escalation to senior members of both the supplier and PwC. Should it be required, the firm will seek the assistance of the mediation services of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) - for more information: https://www.cedr.com/commercial/. Implied contracts: The above process will also apply where there is no formal contract in place. The authorised representat

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026268%0%28 Jul 2026
H2 20252414%0%28 Jan 2026
H1 2025203%0%30 Jul 2025
H2 2024247%6%28 Jan 2025
H1 20242524%5%30 Jul 2024
H2 20233126%6%29 Jan 2024
H1 20232830%3%27 Jul 2023
H2 20222823%5%31 Jan 2023
H1 20222411%1%26 Jul 2022
H2 20212718%3%27 Jan 2022
H1 20212620%1%28 Jul 2021
H2 20202618%3%29 Jan 2021
H1 20202521%4%31 Jul 2020
H2 20192412%4%29 Jan 2020
H1 20192711%2%31 Jul 2019
H2 20182813%2%31 Jan 2019
H1 2018264%0%24 Jul 2018
H2 2017263%1%30 Jan 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated
9 Dec 2002
Registered office
1 EMBANKMENT PLACE, WC2N 6RH
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Mar 2027

Open the full record at Companies House.

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 26-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 26-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.

≈ £10,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 26-day cycle — about £4,700 more than the same account would carry at 14-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 · Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 5 days faster over the window (31 → 26 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 26; across their last 6 reports it ranged 20–31 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
Can I see what this means for my invoices?
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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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