Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
First State Investments International Limited pays suppliers in 23 days on average — within its stated 1–30 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 22 days past the shortest term they state (1 days), still within their 30-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 1–30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 25% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 0%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid within their stated range — 23 against 1–30 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 15 reports
0 → 23 days — slowing down
The read · computed from their figures
First State Investments International Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 23 days against stated terms of 1–30 days; 25% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 0% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jul 2026.
The direction is slower: from 0 days in H2 2022 to 23 now — 23 days slower across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 53% of the 638 large companies reporting in financial services.
That is 15 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.
In their own words · from the filing
Standard payment terms
All non GBP currency standard terms are 14 days from receipt of invoice. All GBP currency standard terms are 30 days from receipt of invoice.
Dispute resolution
Any payment dispute would be reviewed and responded to in the first instance by the Accounts Payable. These should be directed to [email protected] or through the switchboard on 0131 473 2200 to Accounts Payable. If the payment dispute is not resolved to both parties' satisfaction, the issue would be escalated to the Senior Manager Financial Operations and/or the Vendor Contract Owner. Each payment dispute is individually considered on its own merits.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 23 | 25% | 0% | 31 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 17 | 0% | 0% | 30 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 21 | 11% | 2% | 31 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 3 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 18 | 0% | 0% | 31 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2022 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 6 Feb 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 14 | 0% | 0% | 29 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 2 Feb 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 53 | 33% | 33% | 30 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 42 | 60% | 36% | 10 Feb 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 13 | 31% | 2% | 6 Feb 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 13 | 29% | 3% | 29 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 11 | 23% | 4% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 15 | 27% | 4% | 31 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 10 Jun 1982
- Registered office
- 23 ST ANDREW SQUARE, EH2 1BB
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 23-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 23-day vs a 1-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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