Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Browne Jacobson LLP pays suppliers in 27 days on average — within its stated 14–30 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 13 days past the shortest term they state (14 days), still within their 30-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 14–30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 21% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 27 Apr 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 27 against 14–30 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
Holding steady around 27 days
The read · computed from their figures
Browne Jacobson LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 27 days against stated terms of 14–30 days; 21% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 Apr 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 63% of large companies reporting.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms for Browne Jacobson LLP are 30 days from date of invoice on normal qualifying contracts. In common with other law firms, we also pay professional disbursements (such as counsel fees) on behalf of clients on a “pay when paid” basis. It is standard industry practice to settle these with the supplier when the client makes funds available for their settlement.
Dispute resolution
Suppliers are contacted to notify them there is an issue with the invoice. The business representative who ordered the goods/services from the supplier then works to resolve with their contact at the supplier.
Other information
If we were to include professional disbursements in the Firm’s payment statistics, and calculate the payment period from the date of invoice to the date the supplier received payment, then the payment statistics would be as follows: - Average time taken to pay invoices: 54 days - Invoices paid within 30 days: 47% - Invoices paid in 31 to 60 days: 26% - Invoices paid in 61 days or more: 27% Agreed payment terms for professional disbursements are that they are paid by us when paid by the client, and that we settle these promptly within two days in accordance with the rules set by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Thus, professional disbursements are always paid within terms, and none will appear in the “Invoices due but not paid within terms” statistic.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 27 | 21% | 3% | 27 Apr 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 24 | 14% | 2% | 14 Oct 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 23 | 14% | 1% | 25 Apr 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 25 | 15% | 2% | 26 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 28 | 20% | 4% | 28 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 28 | 28% | 4% | 23 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 35 | 37% | 10% | 8 Jun 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 55 | 20% | 25% | 29 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 56 | 13% | 28% | 6 Jun 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 55 | 11% | 26% | 29 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 62 | 14% | 29% | 27 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 78 | 10% | 33% | 30 Nov 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 69 | 15% | 34% | 26 May 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 67 | 34% | 32% | 26 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 69 | 54% | 33% | 29 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 51 | 39% | 18% | 28 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 50 | 34% | 17% | 17 May 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 35 | 65% | 5% | 24 Nov 2017 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Incorporated
- 31 Dec 2003
- Registered office
- MOWBRAY HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 1BJ
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 27-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 27-day vs a 14-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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