Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

How long does Scotrail Trains Limited take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SC328826 · Transport & storage · 6 statutory reports on record · period to 31 Mar 2026

13days

their reported average time to pay suppliers, latest period

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,185 recent filers

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

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 6 Aug 2007
Registered office: ATRIUM COURT, GLASGOW, G2 6HQ

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–30 days. Reported average: 13.

Stated terms0–30d

+13 days

Reported avg13d

At a glance

The key figures

0–30d

their stated terms

11%

invoices paid outside terms

-3d

faster over the window

±1d

steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower

Faster than 98% of the 248 large companies reporting in transport & storage.

The pattern

Getting faster

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 95% 31–60 days 3% 61+ days 2%

The read · computed from their figures

Scotrail Trains Limited has filed 6 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2023). Their latest report puts the average at 13 days against stated terms of 0–30 days.

The direction is faster: from 16 to 13 days over the window — about 3 days faster.

In the latest period 11% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 2% landed 61+ days out.

What they tell their suppliers

Payment code: Yes, the business follows the guidance set out in the Scottish Public Finance Manual. 1% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Standard payment terms are 30 days.

Dispute resolution

The process for dispute resolution and complaints for qualifying contracts is set out in the terms and conditions for the good or services. A resolution is sought between the ordering manager (supported by the Procurement and Contracts team when required) and the supplier. ScotRail Trains operates a No PO, No Pay policy meaning all invoices submitted for payment will quote a valid Purchase Order where the goods/services being purchased has been previously approved. As a result there are limited disputes arising from purchases. ScotRail Trains works closely with suppliers when issues are identified to ensure invoices received are correct to allow prompt payment.

Other information

The 'shortest standard payment terms' has been noted as 0 days, which equates to those suppliers with 'Immediate' payment terms.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	13	11%	2%	30 Apr 2026
H2 2025	12	10%	2%	30 Oct 2025
H1 2025	13	11%	2%	28 Apr 2025
H2 2024	14	10%	2%	6 Nov 2024
H1 2024	15	13%	2%	30 Apr 2024
H2 2023	16	19%	2%	31 Oct 2023

Working-capital effect

What a 13-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 13-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £5,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 13-day cycle — about £5,100 more than the same account would carry at 0-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 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

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 3 days faster over the window (16 → 13 days).

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports average around day 13, moving within about ±1 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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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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