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How long does Shoosmiths LLP take to pay its suppliers?

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

34days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Around averagevs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

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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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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 45–90 days. Reported average: 34.

Stated terms45–90d
-11 days
Reported avg34d

At a glance

The key figures

45–90d
their stated terms
12%
invoices paid outside terms
-4d
faster over the window
±4d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 55% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

terms 45d
38
38
37
37
42
34
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 75% 31–60 days 15% 61+ days 10%

The read · computed from their figures

Shoosmiths LLP has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 34 days against stated terms of 45–90 days.

The direction is faster: from 38 to 34 days over the window — about 4 days faster.

In the latest period 12% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 10% landed 61+ days out.

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

Quick answers

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 reports average around day 34, moving within about ±4 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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