Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
How long does Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP take to pay its suppliers?
Self-reported figure from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
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
Terms vs reality
Stated terms: 14–30 days. Reported average: 26.
At a glance
The key figures
Vs peers · latest reported averages
The pattern
Getting faster
Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.
Where their supplier invoices land · latest period
The read · computed from their figures
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 26 days against stated terms of 14–30 days.
The direction is faster: from 31 to 26 days over the window — about 5 days faster.
In the latest period 8% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 0% landed 61+ days out.
What they tell their suppliers
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.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 26 | 8% | 0% | 28 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 24 | 14% | 0% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 20 | 3% | 0% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 24 | 7% | 6% | 28 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 25 | 24% | 5% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 31 | 26% | 6% | 29 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 28 | 30% | 3% | 27 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 28 | 23% | 5% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 24 | 11% | 1% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 27 | 18% | 3% | 27 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 26 | 20% | 1% | 28 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 26 | 18% | 3% | 29 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 25 | 21% | 4% | 31 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 24 | 12% | 4% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 27 | 11% | 2% | 31 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 28 | 13% | 2% | 31 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 26 | 4% | 0% | 24 Jul 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 26 | 3% | 1% | 30 Jan 2018 |
Working-capital effect
What a 26-day cycle ties up
Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 26-day vs a 14-day payment cycle.
Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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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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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).
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