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How long does British Energy Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC162273 · 4 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Dec 2019

52days
their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period
Slower 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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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.

Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 60 days. Reported average: 52.

Stated terms60d
-8 days
Reported avg52d

At a glance

The key figures

60d
their stated terms
9%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Slower than 85% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 4 statutory reports.

terms 60d
50
52
50
52
H1 2018H2 2018H1 2019H2 2019

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 6% 31–60 days 89% 61+ days 5%

The read · computed from their figures

British Energy Limited has filed 4 statutory payment periods (earliest H1 2018). Their latest report puts the average at 52 days against stated terms of 60 days.

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

In the latest period 9% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 5% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

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In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 60 days from receipt of invoice. 60 days is also the maximum contractual payment period. By negotiation or other exception some suppliers are paid on terms less than 60 days. EDF Energy operates a process of paying twice each week with some invoices paid slightly early and some slightly late. For example a payment made on Thursday will have invoices for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday included with Wednesday being “late” but Friday and Saturday “early”. Over the supplier base and over time this averages out to zero days late for cases where there no problem with the invoice. Across the UK business as a whole we have between 5 – 10% late payments on this basis. There have been no changes to the standard payment terms during this reporting per

Dispute resolution

Suppliers must contact the individual named on the purchase order. After that a resolution is achieved based on the relevant provisions set out in the contract.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 2019529%5%20 Jan 2020
H1 20195010%5%30 Jul 2019
H2 20185229%16%22 Jan 2019
H1 20185051%21%26 Jul 2018

Quick answers

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 52 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 52, moving within about ±1 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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