Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
City Facilities Management (UK) Limited pays suppliers in 66 days on average — within its stated 7–90 day terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 59 days past the shortest term they state (7 days), still within their 90-day upper term.
- Their stated terms
- 7–90 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 29% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 55%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 23 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 — 66 against 7–90 days
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
79 → 66 days — getting faster
The read · computed from their figures
City Facilities Management (UK) Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 66 days against stated terms of 7–90 days; 29% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 55% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Jul 2026.
The direction is faster: from 79 days in H2 2023 to 66 now — 13 days faster across their last 6 reports.
On the latest reported averages: Slower than 94% of the 593 large companies reporting in administrative & support services.
That is 17 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
Our standard payment terms are to pay undisputed invoices for supply of pre planned services 30 days from the end of the month of invoice receipt and to pay undisputed invoices for supply of goods and reactive services 60 days from the end of the month of invoice receipt. We also operate shorter payment terms for a small number of labour only suppliers.
Dispute resolution
In the first instance, any queries regarding payment of invoices should be directed to the Accounts Payable Team. We will always endeavour to give legitimate and complete explanations for delayed payment and indicate what action the supplier needs to complete in order to expedite settlement. In common with all businesses, we carry out a full range of checks on all invoices against a number of criteria to ensure that the invoice is valid and correct and therefore deserves to be paid within terms as an undisputed invoice. If an invoice fails to pass all criteria we will advise the supplier as soon as possible, explain the nature of the error/query/failure and explain the corrective action that is needed to bring the invoice to undisputed status and allow payment to proceed in a timely ma
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 66 | 29% | 55% | 23 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 68 | 31% | 58% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 66 | 25% | 55% | 25 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 69 | 23% | 45% | 29 Jan 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 83 | 23% | 47% | 24 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 79 | 35% | 54% | 30 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 51 | 43% | 32% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 49 | 25% | 27% | 31 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 50 | 31% | 16% | 28 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 47 | 31% | 15% | 31 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 40 | 29% | 17% | 22 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 42 | 30% | 20% | 26 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 45 | 29% | 19% | 28 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 52 | 28% | 23% | 29 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 43 | 30% | 14% | 26 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 53 | 44% | 28% | 30 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 57 | 36% | 26% | 27 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 4 Apr 1985
- Registered office
- CALEDONIA HOUSE, GLASGOW, G5 0US
Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic
What a 66-day cycle ties up
A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 66-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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