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CMA: prompt payment data

All data on how long the CMA takes to pay invoices.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 26 October 2018
• Last updated: 28 August 2026
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  1. 28 August 2026

     Data published for Q1 2026 to 2027.

  2. 29 May 2026

     Data published for Q3 and Q4 2025 to 2026.

  3. 10 March 2026

     Data published for Q2 2025 to 2026.

  4. 16 January 2026

     Data added for Q1, 2025 to 2026.

  5. 11 July 2025

     Data for quarter 3 and quarter 4, 2024 to 2025 added.

  6. 31 January 2025

     Data for quarter 2, 2024 to 2025 added.

  7. 9 September 2024

     Data for quarter 3 and 4, 2023 to 2024 and data for quarter 1, 2024 to 2025 added.

  8. 17 November 2023

     Q2 CMA Prompt payment performance report (June-September) added

  9. 1 September 2023

     Data for quarter 4, 2022 to 2023 and data for quarter 1, 2022 to 2024 added.

  10. 31 March 2023

      Data for quarter 3, 2022 to 2023 added.

  11. 15 April 2019

      Updated 4th quarter for prompt payment data.

  12. 26 October 2018

      First published.

The CMA’s percentage of invoices paid within 10 days and 30 days of receipt, and prior to October 2018, within 5 days and 30 days of receipt. The data is in yearly quarters.

2026 to 2027

• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2026
  • 28 August 2026
  • Transparency data

2025 to 2026

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2026
  • 29 May 2026
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2025
  • 29 May 2026
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2025
  • 10 March 2026
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2025
  • 16 January 2026
  • Transparency data

2024 to 2025

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2025
  • 11 July 2025
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2024
  • 11 July 2025
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2024
  • 31 January 2025
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2024
  • 9 September 2024
  • Transparency data

2023 to 2024

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2024
  • 9 September 2024
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2023
  • 9 September 2024
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2023
  • 17 November 2023
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2023
  • 1 September 2023
  • Transparency data

2022 to 2023

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2023
  • 1 September 2023
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2022
  • 31 March 2023
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2022
  • 31 October 2022
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2022
  • 31 October 2022
  • Transparency data

2021 to 2022

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2022
  • 29 April 2022
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2021
  • 28 January 2022
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2021
  • 17 December 2021
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2021
  • 27 July 2021
  • Transparency data

2020 to 2021

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2021
  • 4 May 2021
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2020
  • 5 February 2021
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2020
  • 17 July 2020
  • Transparency data

2019 to 2020

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2020
  • 17 July 2020
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2019
  • 16 April 2020
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2019
  • 28 October 2019
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2019
  • 28 October 2019
  • Transparency data

2018 to 2019

• CMA: prompt payment data, January to March 2019
  • 15 April 2019
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2018
  • 21 January 2019
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2018
  • 1 August 2019
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2018
  • 1 August 2019
  • Transparency data

2017 to 2018

• CMA: prompt payment data, January - March 2018
  • 7 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, October to December 2017
  • 7 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, July to September 2017
  • 7 December 2018
  • Transparency data
• CMA: prompt payment data, April to June 2017
  • 7 December 2018
  • Transparency data

2016 to 2017

• CMA: prompt payment data, 2016 to 2017
  • 22 October 2018
  • Transparency data

2015 to 2016

• CMA: prompt payment data, 2015 to 2016
  • 17 October 2018
  • Transparency data

2014 to 2015

• CMA: prompt payment data, 2014-2015
  • 17 October 2018
  • Transparency data