Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP pays suppliers in 21 days on average — inside its 90-day stated terms

CRN SO300895 · 18 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Apr 2026

21daysavg time to pay · H1 2026

Their H1 2026 filing puts the average 69 days inside their stated 90-day term.

Faster than mostvs a 31-day median across 6,104 recent filers

Their stated terms: 90 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 5% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 3%
Reporting period: 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 27 May 2026

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

Terms vs reality · their H1 2026 filing

Paid 69 days inside the 90-day term they state

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–100

avg 21d

0 days100 days

reported avg 21 days their filed terms 0–90 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 91% 31–60 days 6% 61+ days 3%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #112015, period 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026, filed 27 May 2026 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP pays 69 days inside its stated 90-day term. 5% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 3% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H1 2026 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 18 reports

17 → 21 days — slowing down

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 18 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

4 days slower across the window. From 17 days in H2 2023 to 21 in the H1 2026 filing; the dashed line marks the 90-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP's H1 2026 filing puts their average at 21 days against stated terms of 90 days; 5% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 3% took 61 days or longer. Filed 27 May 2026.

The direction is slower: from 17 days in H2 2023 to 21 now — 4 days slower across their last 6 reports.

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

That is 18 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

Shepherd and Wedderburn pay suppliers on supplier agreed payment terms. Supplier payment terms range from 'on demand' to 90 days. The most common supplier payment terms are 30 days

Dispute resolution

The person requesting third party goods/services is initially responsible for any complaints/disputes with suppliers, and, if required, escalated to the senior individual responsible for the expenditure. When a supplier queries a delayed payment, Accounts Payable are responsible for responding to these queries and 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 Head of Finance Operations or Finance Director for further consideration.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H1 2026	21	5%	3%	27 May 2026
H2 2025	22	5%	5%	18 Nov 2025
H1 2025	16	5%	4%	28 May 2025
H2 2024	19	7%	6%	26 Nov 2024
H1 2024	18	7%	5%	10 May 2024
H2 2023	17	5%	4%	21 Nov 2023
H1 2023	19	4%	5%	2 May 2023
H2 2022	17	7%	6%	17 Nov 2022
H1 2022	21	8%	5%	26 May 2022
H2 2021	21	15%	6%	24 Nov 2021
H1 2021	20	15%	6%	18 May 2021
H2 2020	25	17%	11%	23 Nov 2020
H1 2020	25	22%	7%	19 May 2020
H2 2019	24	26%	5%	14 Nov 2019
H1 2019	23	25%	7%	28 May 2019
H2 2018	23	26%	5%	16 Nov 2018
H1 2018	25	26%	3%	31 May 2018
H2 2017	25	23%	4%	30 Nov 2017

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Limited Liability Partnership
Incorporated: 4 May 2006
Registered office: 9 HAYMARKET SQUARE, EDINBURGH, EH3 8FY

0 outstanding charges on the register Accounts due 31 Jan 2028

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Quick answers · Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average has moved about 4 days slower over the window (17 → 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 16–22 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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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.

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