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NWS payment performance 2024 to 2025

Updated 7 July 2025

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%