NWS payment performance 2024 to 2025
Updated 8 January 2026
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The figures included in the report highlight our promptness in paying our suppliers and are expressed in numbers of payments made within 5 days of due date, within 30 days and payments made over 30 days late.
The performance figures are also expressed in monetary terms.
1. Number of payments made
| NWS payment performance FY 24/25 | QTR1 | QTR2 | QTR3 | QTR4 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid within 5 days of receipt | 16 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 88 |
| Paid within 6 to 30 days of receipt | 328 | 600 | 951 | 1340 | 3,219 |
| Paid within 0 to 30 days of receipt sub total | 344 | 615 | 982 | 1,366 | 3,307 |
| Paid after 30 days of receipt | 885 | 1,326 | 1,052 | 823 | 4,086 |
| Total Invoices paid | 1.229 | 1,941 | 2,034 | 2,189 | 7,393 |
2. Percentage based on number of invoices processed
| NWS payment performance FY 24/25 | QTR1 | QTR2 | QTR3 | QTR4 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid within 5 days of receipt | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Paid within 6 to 30 days of receipt | 27% | 31% | 47% | 61% | 44% |
| Paid within 0 to 30 days of receipt sub total | 28% | 32% | 48% | 62% | 45% |
| Paid after 30 days of receipt | 72% | 68% | 52% | 38% | 55% |
3. Value of payments made
| NWS payment performance FY 24/25 | QTR1 | QTR2 | QTR3 | QTR4 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid within 5 days of receipt | -£516,746.36 | -£8,158,600.69 | -£917,720.91 | -£436,539.64 | £10,029,607.60 |
| Paid within 6 to 30 days of receipt | -£10,754,980.74 | -£8,429,023.68 | -£25,010,182.82 | -£34,319,142.01 | -£78,513,329.25 |
| Paid within 0 to 30 days of receipt sub total | -£11,271,727.10 | -£16,587,624.37 | -£25,927,903.73 | -£34,755,681.65 | -£88,542,936.85 |
| Paid after 30 days of receipts | -£15,162,830.75 | -£23,889,441.42 | -£15,580,990.12 | -£13,417,829.10 | -£68,051,091.39 |
| Total invoices paid | -£26,434,557.85 | -£40,477,065.79 | -£41,508,893.85 | -£48,173,510.75 | -£156,594,028.24 |
4. Percentage based on value of invoices paid
| NWS payment performance FY 23/24 | QTR1 | QTR2 | QTR3 | QTR4 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid within 5 days of receipt | 2% | 20% | 2% | 1% | 6% |
| Paid within 6 to 30 days of receipt | 41% | 21% | 60% | 71% | 50% |
| Paid within 0 to 30 days of receipt sub total | 43% | 41% | 62% | 72% | 57% |
| Paid after 30 days of receipt | 57% | 59% | 38% | 28% | 43% |