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Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited

Registered as SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT AND SOUTH OF ENGLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY LIMITED. Company number 00002404. 11 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 30 July 2026.

38days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited reported that it took an average of 38 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 36% of invoices within 30 days, 58% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 46% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 33% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2025, the average was 44 days, so it is 6 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 39 Jun 2018 24 Dec 2018 28 Jun 2019 29 Dec 2019 44 Jun 2024 43 Dec 2024 44 Jun 2025 42 Dec 2025 38 Jun 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Jan to Jun 2026 30 Jul 2026 38 36%58%6%46% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 29 Jan 2026 42 38%54%8%47% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 24 Jul 2025 44 30%60%10%53% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 30 Jan 2025 43 31%61%8%55% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 3 Oct 2024 44 26%63%11%57% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 26 Jan 2021 n/an/an/an/a Report
Jan to Jun 2020 17 Dec 2020 n/an/an/an/a Report
Jul to Dec 2019 23 Jan 2020 29 47%45%7%47% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 9 Aug 2019 28 52%35%13%56% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 9 Aug 2019 24 62%29%8%45% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 17 Sep 2018 39 29%60%11%68% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.