Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
Bluebird Buses Limited pays suppliers in 32 days on average — within its stated 7–60 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 25 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 60-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–60 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 14% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 2%
- Reporting period
- 4 Nov 2025 – 2 May 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 1 Jun 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 32 against 7–60 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports
Holding steady around 32 days
The read · computed from their figures
Bluebird Buses Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 32 days against stated terms of 7–60 days; 14% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 1 Jun 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±2 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 59% of the 245 large companies reporting in transport & storage.
That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — 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
It is the Company’s policy to agree appropriate terms of payment with suppliers for each transaction or series of transactions, and to abide by those terms based on the timely submission of satisfactory invoices. The Company normally settles trade payables on 30 day terms, however variations to these terms do exist based on agreements with certain suppliers.
Dispute resolution
The Company is committed to dealing with its suppliers in a fair, honest and professional manner while seeking best value for the business. We seek to resolve queries as quickly as possible to everyone’s satisfaction prior to payment being made. In the event that a dispute cannot be resolved by our Accounts Payable team, it would escalated in the first instance to the relevant Head of Department to seek a resolution.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 32 | 14% | 2% | 1 Jun 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 35 | 8% | 4% | 1 Dec 2025 |
| H1 2025 | 32 | 4% | 2% | 1 Jun 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 32 | 3% | 1% | 25 Nov 2024 |
| H1 2024 | 31 | 2% | 1% | 27 May 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 30 | 3% | 1% | 23 Nov 2023 |
| H1 2023 | 26 | 4% | 2% | 29 May 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 28 | 4% | 2% | 25 Nov 2022 |
| H1 2022 | 31 | 5% | 2% | 30 May 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 34 | 4% | 2% | 30 Nov 2021 |
| H1 2021 | 35 | 10% | 5% | 31 May 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 36 | 13% | 9% | 22 Dec 2020 |
| H1 2020 | 33 | 8% | 2% | 23 Jun 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 34 | 5% | 2% | 26 Nov 2019 |
| H1 2019 | 33 | 13% | 4% | 29 May 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 31 | 5% | 3% | 30 Nov 2018 |
| H1 2018 | 29 | 3% | 3% | 29 May 2018 |
| H2 2017 | 32 | 4% | 3% | 29 Nov 2017 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 3 Apr 1936
- Registered office
- 10 DUNKELD ROAD, PERTHSHIRE, PH1 5TW
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 32-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 32-day vs a 7-day payment cycle.
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.
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