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The Fair Payment record badge
Large companies that pay their suppliers promptly can show it on their website, in tenders and in email signatures. The badge is earned from the payment reports each company files with the government, under the rules on this page. It is free, and it cannot be bought.
1,168 large companies currently meet the rule for typically pays within 30 days.
From reports filed to 7 November 2026. Find a company: if it qualifies, its page has the badge and the code to show it.
The rules
| The mark | Average time to pay, in each of its last two reports | Invoices paid after 60 days | Invoices not paid within agreed terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typically pays within 30 days | 30 days or less | 5% or less | 10% or less |
The figures are from the company's latest report and, for the average, the report before it, so one good half-year is not enough. In addition:
- the latest report must have been filed in the last 13 months;
- both reports must be complete and possible (we leave out reports with figures that point to a filing error, including a latest average of 0 days);
- a company in our insolvency register does not get a badge.
How it stays honest
- It updates itself. The badge image is drawn by this site each time it is shown. When a company files a new report, the badge changes to match. If the company no longer meets the rules, the badge stops showing a mark and simply points to its record.
- It cannot be bought. No company can pay for the badge, for a better result, or to keep a badge it no longer earns. Nothing a company pays us for changes its figures or its badge.
- The figures are the company's own. They are what the company reported to the government under the payment practices reporting rules, shown as filed. We do not audit them, and neither does the government. The badge says which period the figures cover.
- It is not an award or a certification, and it is not the Small Business Commissioner's Fair Payment Code. It shows a company's reported figures against a stated rule.
Using the badge
- On a website: open the company's page here, choose light or dark, and copy the code. It shows the badge and links to the company's full record.
- In tenders and reports: download the badge from the same place. A printed badge cannot update itself, so use it with the period it shows.
- Questions: email editor@fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk.