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Large businesses' payment practices and performance statistics: 2025

Annual statistics describing how large UK businesses pay their suppliers.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 14 July 2026

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These statistics show how large UK businesses pay their suppliers, using data reported under The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017.

The statistics include: 

• average time to pay (days) 
• proportion of invoices paid late, by number (%) 
• proportion of invoices paid late, by value (%) 
• number of reports submitted by businesses

Each release presents: 

• the annual averages for all reporting businesses 
• region and sector breakdowns

Published 14 July 2026