Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland pays suppliers in 24 days on average — inside its 120-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 96 days inside their stated 120-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 120 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 27% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 3%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 8 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 96 days inside the 120-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 11 reports
Holding steady around 24 days
The read · computed from their figures
The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 24 days against stated terms of 120 days; 27% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 8 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±7 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 70% of the 510 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.
That is 11 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
What they tell their suppliers
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
Payment terms are in accordance with those stated on the supplier invoices. Where new suppliers are added to our systems their payment terms are setup as part of the supplier profile. All payments made will pick up the terms in accordance to those recorded against the supplier profile on our accounting system. For payments requiring immediate payment these will be paid in the next payment run subject to all of the necessary approvals.
Dispute resolution
Any disputes would be dealt with in the first instance by contacting the budget holder who has been contracted with. Additionally, suppliers can contact the accounts payables team ([email protected]) where we will liaise with the budget holders who contracted with the suppliers. Issues can be escalated to the Executive Directors or Board in cases where disputes cannot be resolved by budget holders or the Finance team.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 24 | 27% | 3% | 8 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 20 | 18% | 6% | 29 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 18 | 12% | 1% | 29 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 32 | 43% | 10% | 22 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 27 | 32% | 4% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 26 | 31% | 7% | 26 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 24 | 22% | 4% | 20 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 31 | 39% | 9% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 24 | 28% | 6% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H1 2019 | 31 | 41% | 13% | 25 Jul 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 25 | 19% | 6% | 26 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 8 May 1902
- Registered office
- 206 ST. VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW, G2 5SG
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