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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Fieldfisher LLP pays suppliers in 40 days on average — 10 days past its stated terms

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

40daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 10 days past the 30-day term they state.

Slower than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
1–30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
14% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
19%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 30 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 10 days past their stated terms

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

43 → 40 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Fieldfisher LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 40 days against stated terms of 1–30 days; 14% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 19% took 61 days or longer. Filed 30 Apr 2026.

The direction is faster: from 43 days in H2 2023 to 40 now — 3 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 69% 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

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.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20264014%19%30 Apr 2026
H2 2025418%19%31 Oct 2025
H1 20253515%17%8 May 2025
H2 20243912%20%29 Oct 2024
H1 20244527%20%2 May 2024
H2 2023439%21%29 Nov 2023
H1 20234816%23%30 May 2023
H2 20223713%17%15 Dec 2022
H1 20224419%21%31 May 2022
H2 2021250%13%6 Dec 2021
H1 20212947%15%28 May 2021
H2 20203261%18%27 Nov 2020
H1 20202262%9%3 Jun 2020
H2 20192153%10%27 Nov 2019
H1 20192061%9%6 Jun 2019
H2 20182644%13%3 Dec 2018
H1 20182520%14%29 May 2018
H2 2017308%17%6 Dec 2017

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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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 40-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. 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 (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 · Fieldfisher LLP

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 filed report puts the average at day 40; across their last 6 reports it ranged 35–45 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?
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?
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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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