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How long does Brodies LLP take to pay its suppliers?

CRN SO300334 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2026

26days
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.

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On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated
24 Feb 2004
Registered office
CAPITAL SQUARE, EDINBURGH, EH3 8BP
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Jan 2027

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Terms vs reality

Stated terms: 0–30 days. Reported average: 26.

Stated terms0–30d
+26 days
Reported avg26d

At a glance

The key figures

0–30d
their stated terms
26%
invoices paid outside terms
±1d
steady pattern

Vs peers · latest reported averages

fasterslower
Faster than 66% of large companies reporting.

The pattern

Holding steady

Average days to pay across their last 6 statutory reports.

27
28
26
26
25
26
H2 2023H1 2024H2 2024H1 2025H2 2025H1 2026

Where their supplier invoices land · latest period

within 30 days 89% 31–60 days 7% 61+ days 4%

The read · computed from their figures

Brodies LLP has filed 18 statutory payment periods (earliest H2 2017). Their latest report puts the average at 26 days against stated terms of 0–30 days.

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

In the latest period 26% of invoices were paid outside their agreed terms, and 4% landed 61+ days out.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations. Supplier payment terms range from "on demand" to 30 days. The most commonly used payment terms are 30 days. Once authorised by the relevant department head, trade invoices are paid when due through weekly supplier payment run closest to 30 days after the invoice date. In line with standard procedures for law firms, payment to suppliers of client matter disbursement costs are made by the firm within 2 working days of receipt of payment from clients for those costs, unless agreed otherwise with the supplier.

Dispute resolution

The business representative requesting third party goods/services is initially responsible for any complaints/disputes with the supplier. The firm's Accounts Payable department should be the first point of contact if a supplier has a dispute/query relating to payment. Accounts Payable will consult with appropriate staff responsible for the expenditure in order to provide a full explanation and/or make the payment. If a query is not satisfactorily resolved, it is escalated to the Finance Manager or Finance Director for further consideration. We aim to resolve any issue in a timely and collaborative manner, in order to maintain a good working relationship with stakeholders. If those involved are unable to find a solution, then the issue would be escalated within the business.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H1 20262626%4%28 May 2026
H2 20252527%3%28 Nov 2025
H1 20252629%2%30 May 2025
H2 20242628%4%29 Nov 2024
H1 20242833%4%31 May 2024
H2 20232724%5%30 Nov 2023
H1 20232624%5%31 May 2023
H2 20222731%6%30 Nov 2022
H1 20222728%5%31 May 2022
H2 20213027%6%30 Nov 2021
H1 20212930%6%31 May 2021
H2 20203540%8%30 Nov 2020
H1 20202542%4%29 May 2020
H2 20192027%3%28 Nov 2019
H1 20191827%3%30 May 2019
H2 20182024%3%29 Nov 2018
H1 20181822%12%31 May 2018
H2 20172725%5%29 Nov 2017

Working-capital effect

What a 26-day cycle ties up

Illustrative. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 26-day vs a 0-day payment cycle.

≈ £10,000
of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 26-day cycle — about £10,200 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 is steady — within about ±1 days period to period, around 26 days.
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest reports average around day 26, 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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