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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Burges Salmon LLP pays suppliers in 35 days on average — 5 days past its stated terms

CRN OC307212 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2026

35daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 5 days past the 30-day term they state.

Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
7% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
5%
Reporting period
1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 31 May 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 5 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

Holding steady around 35 days

The read · computed from their figures

Burges Salmon LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 35 days against stated terms of 30 days; 7% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 5% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 May 2026.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±6 days period to period.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 58% 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

Unless otherwise agreed in writing between us, payment shall be made no later than the end of the period of 30 days from the date of the relevant invoice being regarded as valid and undisputed. Invoices are paid via weekly BACS payment runs to include all invoices due to the supplier in that given period. The exception to this is where the required payment relates to certain disbursements incurred on behalf of the LLP's client (such as Expert advice and opinions provided by UK and overseas law firms or Counsel). In line with standard regulatory guidance for law firms, our policy is that payment is made on the first working day following receipt of funds from the LLP's client.

Dispute resolution

Any queries relating to payment of invoices should be sent to the Accounts Payable team within the Finance department. The supplier should liaise with the relevant officer who placed the order to resolve any dispute or complaint.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 2026357%5%31 May 2026
H2 2025234%4%28 Nov 2025
H1 2025278%5%27 May 2025
H2 2024246%4%8 Nov 2024
H1 2024278%5%30 May 2024
H2 2023357%5%27 Nov 2023
H1 2023247%4%17 May 2023
H2 2022266%6%29 Nov 2022
H1 2022438%19%6 Jun 2022
H2 20214110%20%26 Nov 2021
H1 20215112%24%24 May 2021
H2 20205112%26%30 Nov 2020
H1 20204820%25%26 May 2020
H2 20194212%21%24 Dec 2019
H1 2019409%19%18 Jul 2019
H2 2018466%19%18 Jul 2019
H1 2018416%19%29 May 2018
H2 2017417%23%29 Nov 2017

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated
12 Mar 2004
Registered office
ONE, BRISTOL, BS2 0ZX
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 35-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 35-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 35-day cycle — about £2,000 more than the same account would carry at 30-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 · Burges Salmon LLP

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±6 days period to period, around 35 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 35, moving within about ±6 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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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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