Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Limited paid suppliers in 52 days on average — within its stated 30–70 day terms

CRN SC161934 · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2019

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 31 Dec 2019 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

52daysavg time to pay · H2 2019

Their H2 2019 filing put the average 22 days past the shortest term they state (30 days), still within their 70-day upper term.

Their stated terms: 30–70 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 72% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 24%
Reporting period: 1 Jul 2019 – 31 Dec 2019
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 31 Jan 2020

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H2 2019 filing

Paid within their stated range — 52 against 30–70 days

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avg 52d

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reported avg 52 days their filed terms 30–70 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 14% 31–60 days 62% 61+ days 24%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #28290, period 1 Jul 2019 – 31 Dec 2019, filed 31 Jan 2020 · gov.uk payment-practices service

M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Limited paid within its stated range, 22 days past the shortest term. 72% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 24% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2019 filing.

The pattern · last 4 of 4 reports

Held steady around 52 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 4 of 4 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 52 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±1 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Limited's H2 2019 filing put their average at 52 days against stated terms of 30–70 days; 72% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 24% took 61 days or longer. Filed 31 Jan 2020.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.

That is 4 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 Company is part of larger Schlumberger Group of companies and based on its group policies and processes, there are a range of payment terms being followed depending on the suppliers and terms negotiated. In this reporting period, the most frequent payment terms are 30 days.

Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution provision are contained in most of our supplier contracts. Our Accounts Payable business partner is required to resolve any dispute regarding invoice and payment status per their agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) within 3 working days. If no resolution is provided by the partner within this period the supplier has the option to forward the issue to Accounts payable teams located in Procurement Service Centre.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2019	52	72%	24%	31 Jan 2020
H1 2019	53	75%	25%	30 Jul 2019
H2 2018	52	75%	25%	28 Jan 2019
H1 2018	53	75%	20%	30 Jul 2018

Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 52-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 52-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £20,500

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 52-day cycle — about £8,700 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

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.

Quick answers · M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Limited

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average was steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 52 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 52, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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