Check when large businesses pay their suppliers

You can search for a report that tells you:

  • the average time it takes for a large business to pay its suppliers
  • the proportion of payments (for example, invoice payments) that it does not pay on time

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Before you start

A large business is a company or limited liability partnership that has at least two of the following:

  • £36 million in turnover
  • £18 million on its balance sheet
  • 250 employees

A large business must publish its reports at least twice a year.

You can download all published reports.

Other ways to apply

Apply by email

Contact paymentpracticesreporting@beis.gov.uk

Apply by post

Payment Practices Reporting
Department for Business and Trade
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET