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Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Burness Paull LLP pays suppliers in 21 days on average — inside its 30-day stated terms

CRN SO300380 · 19 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Sept 2026

21daysavg time to pay · H2 2026

Their H2 2026 filing puts the average 9 days inside their stated 30-day term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers
Their stated terms
30 days
Paid outside agreed terms
17% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days
2%
Reporting period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Source
their gov.uk filing, filed 9 Oct 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H2 2026 filing

Paid 9 days inside the 30-day term they state

The pattern · last 6 of 19 reports

27 → 21 days — getting faster

The read · computed from their figures

Burness Paull LLP's H2 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 30 days; 17% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 2% took 61 days or longer. Filed 9 Oct 2026.

The direction is faster: from 27 days in H1 2024 to 21 now — 6 days faster across their last 6 reports.

On the latest reported averages: Faster than 79% of large companies reporting.

That is 19 statutory periods on record (earliest H1 2018) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

What they tell their suppliers

5% of invoices in dispute

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The most commonly used payment terms are 30 days. Terms other than those are agreed with suppliers on an individual basis. As with standard practice in other law firms, payments to suppliers of client disbursement costs are made by the firm following receipt of payment from clients for those costs, unless agreed otherwise with the supplier.

Dispute resolution

The individual who requested goods or services is responsible for any initial disputes or queries with suppliers. They are also responsible for advising Accounts Payable that the invoice is in dispute and should be placed on hold. This allows Accounts Payable to provide an explanation if the supplier contacts them about payment. The individual would escalate the issue to the financial controller for resolution if they have not been able to agree a solution with the supplier.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

PeriodAvg daysOutside terms61+ daysFiled
H2 20262117%2%9 Oct 2026
H1 20262215%2%17 Apr 2026
H2 20252010%0%31 Oct 2025
H1 20252112%1%30 Apr 2025
H2 20242317%2%28 Oct 2024
H1 20242729%10%30 Apr 2024
H1 20242121%7%29 Feb 2024
H1 20232124%10%31 Aug 2023
H1 20232118%0%23 Feb 2023
H1 20222323%0%31 Aug 2022
H1 20222729%5%17 Feb 2022
H1 20212523%0%31 Aug 2021
H1 20215324%14%26 Feb 2021
H1 20203521%10%31 Aug 2020
H1 20203419%9%25 Feb 2020
H1 20192919%7%20 Aug 2019
H1 20193723%9%15 Feb 2019
H1 20182520%5%30 Aug 2018
H1 20182427%6%23 Feb 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status
Active
Type
Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated
24 May 2004
Registered office
50 LOTHIAN ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH3 9WJ
1 outstanding charge — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 31 Dec 2026

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Quick answers · Burness Paull LLP

Are they getting slower or faster?
Their reported average has moved about 6 days faster over the window (27 → 21 days).
What's their typical pay point?
Their latest filed report puts the average at day 21; across their last 6 reports it ranged 20–27 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.
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What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?
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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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