Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk
STV Central Limited pays suppliers in 21 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms
Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 9 days inside their stated 30-day term.
- Their stated terms
- 30 days
- Paid outside agreed terms
- 29% of invoices
- Paid after 61+ days
- 1%
- Reporting period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Source
- their gov.uk filing, filed 29 Jul 2026
Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.
Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing
Paid 9 days inside the 30-day term they state
Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices
The pattern · last 6 of 17 reports
Holding steady around 21 days
The read · computed from their figures
STV Central Limited's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 30 days; 29% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 1% took 61 days or longer. Filed 29 Jul 2026.
The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±1 days period to period.
On the latest reported averages: Faster than 78% of the 476 large companies reporting in information & communication.
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
STV Central Limited will generally operate to the supplier’s payment terms or as alternatively agreed with them. STV Central Limited’s standard default payment terms are 30 days from the date of receipt of the supplier’s invoice.
Dispute resolution
Our policy on supplier payments determines that queries must be progressed and resolved swiftly. If the query is of an operational or cost nature (for example, the service was not provided or the cost is not as agreed), either the original requisitioner of the goods or services or the authorising manager must revert to the supplier. If the query is of a general invoicing nature (for example, a VAT error or lack of basic detail), the accounts payable department must revert to the supplier.
Every statutory report on record
Most recent first.
| Period | Avg days | Outside terms | 61+ days | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | 21 | 29% | 1% | 29 Jul 2026 |
| H2 2025 | 20 | 22% | 1% | 28 Jan 2026 |
| H1 2025 | 22 | 25% | 1% | 30 Jul 2025 |
| H2 2024 | 21 | 19% | 0% | 5 Feb 2025 |
| H1 2024 | 22 | 22% | 1% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| H2 2023 | 22 | 29% | 1% | 24 Jan 2024 |
| H1 2023 | 19 | 12% | 1% | 19 Jul 2023 |
| H2 2022 | 21 | 12% | 1% | 27 Jan 2023 |
| H1 2022 | 20 | 21% | 0% | 26 Jul 2022 |
| H2 2021 | 23 | 24% | 2% | 20 Jan 2022 |
| H1 2021 | 23 | 27% | 2% | 29 Jul 2021 |
| H2 2020 | 28 | 32% | 3% | 28 Jan 2021 |
| H1 2020 | 26 | 39% | 3% | 30 Jul 2020 |
| H2 2019 | 23 | 34% | 1% | 30 Jan 2020 |
| H1 2019 | 21 | 30% | 1% | 30 Jul 2019 |
| H2 2018 | 22 | 38% | 1% | 31 Jan 2019 |
| H1 2018 | 27 | 45% | 3% | 20 Jul 2018 |
On the public register · Companies House
Company record
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 7 Feb 1997
- Registered office
- PACIFIC QUAY, G51 1PQ
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