Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Fieldfisher LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN OC318472 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

40days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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: 16 Mar 2006
Registered office: RIVERBANK HOUSE, LONDON, EC4R 3TT

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 1–30 days. Reported average: 40.

Stated terms1–30d

+39 days

Reported avg40d

At a glance

The key figures

1–30d

their stated terms

14%

invoices paid outside terms

-3d

faster over the window

±3d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Slower than 69% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 1d

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 66% 31–60 days 15% 61+ days 19%

The read · computed from their figures

Fieldfisher LLP has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 40 days against stated terms of 1–30 days.

The direction is faster: from 43 to 40 days over the window — about 3 days faster.

In the latest period 14% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 19% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The firm recognises two major types of suppliers and each supplier type is subject to specific payment terms. The first are 'Trading' Suppliers. These represent our routine suppliers that provide our day to day operational support. These suppliers set their own payment terms generally ranging from immediate payment to 30 days. Our intention is to pay these suppliers within their payment terms. In the absence of agreed terms, we would generally aim to pay within 30 days of the date of invoice. For the period ended 31 March 26, our average time taken to pay 'Trading' Suppliers was 22 days. The second are 'Professional Disbursements'. The nature of our legal work means that we may have to procure professional advice or professional counsel fees in respect of underlying legal matters. In commo

Dispute resolution

Initial queries should be raised with the Accounts Payable team on 0207 8614000 or by email at [email protected]. If your dispute is not resolved to your satisfaction, the matter can be escalated to the Head of Finance or Finance Director on the same number.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	40	14%	19%	30 Apr 2026
H2 2025	41	8%	19%	31 Oct 2025
H1 2025	35	15%	17%	8 May 2025
H2 2024	39	12%	20%	29 Oct 2024
H1 2024	45	27%	20%	2 May 2024
H2 2023	43	9%	21%	29 Nov 2023
H1 2023	48	16%	23%	30 May 2023
H2 2022	37	13%	17%	15 Dec 2022
H1 2022	44	19%	21%	31 May 2022
H2 2021	25	0%	13%	6 Dec 2021
H1 2021	29	47%	15%	28 May 2021
H2 2020	32	61%	18%	27 Nov 2020
H1 2020	22	62%	9%	3 Jun 2020
H2 2019	21	53%	10%	27 Nov 2019
H1 2019	20	61%	9%	6 Jun 2019
H2 2018	26	44%	13%	3 Dec 2018
H1 2018	25	20%	14%	29 May 2018
H2 2017	30	8%	17%	6 Dec 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 40-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 40-day vs a 1-day payment cycle.

≈ £16,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 40-day cycle — about £15,400 more than the same account would carry at 1-day terms.

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.

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 3 days faster over the window (43 → 40 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 40, moving within about ±3 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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How UK payment reporting works

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 6,185 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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