Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Mishcon De Reya LLP paid suppliers in 52 days on average — 22 days past its stated terms

CRN OC399969 · 13 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2023

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Sept 2023 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

52daysavg time to pay · H2 2023

Their H2 2023 filing put the average 22 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 53% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 28%
Reporting period: 10 Apr 2023 – 30 Sept 2023
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Oct 2023

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2023 filing

Paid 22 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–60

avg 52d

0 days60 days

reported avg 52 days their filed terms 30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 49% 31–60 days 22% 61+ days 28%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #77499, period 10 Apr 2023 – 30 Sept 2023, filed 31 Oct 2023 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Mishcon De Reya LLP paid 22 days past its own stated terms. 53% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 28% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2023 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 13 reports

58 → 52 days — faster across the window

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 13 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

6 days faster across the window. From 58 days in H1 2021 to 52 in the H2 2023 filing; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Mishcon De Reya LLP's H2 2023 filing put their average at 52 days against stated terms of 30 days; 53% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 28% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Oct 2023.

The direction is faster: from 58 days in H1 2021 to 52 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

That is 13 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

Mishcon shall pay the charges for trade suppliers within 30 days of receipt of an accurate and valid VAT Invoice, unless agreedotherwise with a trade supplier. Mishcon shall only be obliged to make payment where Mishcon is satisfied that the work has beenperformed in accordance with agreement with the supplier. The business' standard terms relating to payment for suppliers of disbursement and counsel services are 2 business days from receipt of the payment of these costs from our clients, unless agreed otherwise with the supplier.

Dispute resolution

If there is a disagreement, Mishcon and the supplier shall negotiate and settle the disagreement. If there is no settlement within 10business days, nominated representatives of both parties shall meet to try to resolve the matter. If the matter is not resolved within 20business days (or longer as agreed by the parties), the matter may be referred to a meeting between the managing partner and managing director of both parties. If any such meeting fails to result in a settlement within 20 business days of such referral the matter may be referred to the courts

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2023	52	53%	28%	31 Oct 2023
H1 2023	51	47%	26%	3 May 2023
H2 2022	50	51%	27%	25 Oct 2022
H1 2022	49	53%	25%	27 Apr 2022
H2 2021	53	54%	27%	11 Oct 2021
H1 2021	58	58%	28%	13 Apr 2021
H2 2020	59	62%	28%	21 Oct 2020
H1 2020	51	43%	28%	4 May 2020
H2 2019	43	43%	24%	15 Oct 2019
H1 2019	44	40%	22%	3 May 2019
H2 2018	40	36%	20%	2 Nov 2018
H1 2018	42	35%	22%	3 May 2018
H2 2017	44	35%	22%	8 Nov 2017

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated: 18 May 2015
Registered office: AFRICA HOUSE, LONDON, WC2B 6AH

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 52-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 52-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 52-day cycle — about £8,700 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 · Mishcon De Reya LLP

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (58 → 52 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest filed report put the average at day 52; across their last 6 reports it ranged 49–58 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?

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.

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Is this official government data?

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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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