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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Shoosmiths LLP pays suppliers in 34 days on average — inside its shortest stated term

CRN OC374987 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

34daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 11 days inside the shortest term they state (45 days).

Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
45–90 days
Paid outside agreed terms
12% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
10%
Reporting period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 22 Apr 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 11 days inside the 45-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

38 → 34 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Shoosmiths LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 34 days against stated terms of 45–90 days; 12% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 10% took 61 days or longer. Filed 22 Apr 2026.

The direction is faster: from 38 days in H2 2023 to 34 now — 4 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Slower than 56% 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

Shoosmiths LLP have, what the firm believes to be, fair and reasonable payment practices and an established standard payment term of 45 days from date of invoice.

Dispute resolution

Shoosmiths LLP's process of dealing with potential queries begins by contacting our representative who originally approved the service or goods to be provided. In addition, our Accounts Payable department can assist by email or phone, please refer to the contact details below: Accounts Payable Department: [email protected] Phone: 03700 863160. Should your query still not be resolved, it will be referred to our Finance Director for further consideration.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20263412%10%22 Apr 2026
H2 20254214%11%21 Oct 2025
H1 20253717%11%22 Apr 2025
H2 20243715%10%30 Oct 2024
H1 20243817%12%25 Apr 2024
H2 20233816%9%29 Nov 2023
H1 20233614%11%26 May 2023
H2 20223314%10%29 Nov 2022
H1 20223112%9%27 May 2022
H2 20213214%10%26 Nov 2021
H1 20213413%11%28 May 2021
H2 20203117%12%27 Nov 2020
H1 20202816%9%27 May 2020
H2 20192811%8%28 Nov 2019
H1 20192911%8%24 May 2019
H2 2018289%7%26 Nov 2018
H1 20183318%14%24 May 2018
H2 20173023%14%22 Nov 2017

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated
4 May 2012
Registered office
1 BOW CHURCHYARD, LONDON, EC4M 9DQ
5 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Quick answers · Shoosmiths LLP

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 4 days faster over the window (38 → 34 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 34; across their last 6 reports it ranged 34–42 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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