Payment processing performance

How fast suppliers are paid, invoices are received and how many of those have been paid within 30 days.

Latest monthly figures

Each month, we publish information on how fast we pay our suppliers. We'll tell you how many invoices we've received and how many of those have been paid within 30 days.

August 2026

Total invoices: 18,565

Invoices paid in under 30 days: 17,510

Invoices paid after 30 days: 1,055

Liability of charges for late payments: £200,684

Charges paid: £40

Percentage paid within 30 days: 94%

Year to date summary

Total invoices: 101,098

Invoices paid in under 30 days: 95,507

Invoices paid after 30 days: 5,590

Liability of charges for late payments: £730,799

Charges paid: £118

Percentage paid within 30 days: 94%

Financial year 2026 to 2027

Find our payment performance this year to date.

Previous financial years