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How long does The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC005093 · Professional & technical services · 11 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Jun 2026

24days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Faster than mostvs 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
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
0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 30 Sept 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–120 days. Reported average: 24.

Stated terms0–120d
+24 days
Reported avg24d

At a glance

The key figures

0–120d
their stated terms
27%
invoices paid outside terms
±7d
variable pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 70% of the 530 large companies reporting in professional & technical services.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

26
27
32
18
20
24
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 73% 31–60 days 24% 61+ days 3%

The read · computed from their figures

The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland has filed 11 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 24 days against stated terms of 0–120 days.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±7 days period to period.

In the latest period 27% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 3% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

6% of invoices in dispute

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.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262427%3%8 Jul 2026
H2 20252018%6%29 Jan 2026
H1 20251812%1%29 Jul 2025
H2 20243243%10%22 Jan 2025
H1 20242732%4%30 Jul 2024
H2 20232631%7%26 Jan 2024
H1 20232422%4%20 Jul 2023
H2 20223139%9%27 Jan 2023
H1 20222428%6%29 Jul 2022
H1 20193141%13%25 Jul 2019
H1 20182519%6%26 Jul 2018

Working-capital effect

What a 24-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 24-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £9,500
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 24-day cycle — about £9,500 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±7 days period to period, around 24 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 24, moving within about ±7 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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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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