Waitrose Limited
Registered as WAITROSE LIMITED. Company number 00099405. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 1 August 2026, filed 28 August 2026.
40days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 February 2026 to 1 August 2026, Waitrose Limited reported that it took an average of 40 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 32% of invoices within 30 days, 58% in 31 to 60 days and 10% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 29% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 26 July 2025, the average was 33 days, so it is 7 days slower now.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb to Aug 2026 | 28 Aug 2026 | 40 | 32% | 58% | 10% | 2% | Report |
| Jul 2025 to Jan 2026 | 5 Mar 2026 | 36 | 40% | 53% | 7% | 3% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2025 | 1 Sep 2025 | 33 | 50% | 47% | 3% | 4% | Report |
| Jul 2024 to Jan 2025 | 28 Feb 2025 | 34 | 50% | 47% | 3% | 4% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2024 | 4 Sep 2024 | 37 | 50% | 46% | 4% | 3% | Report |
| Jul 2023 to Jan 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | 37 | 50% | 47% | 3% | 3% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2023 | 24 Aug 2023 | 37 | 51% | 45% | 4% | 4% | Report |
| Jul 2022 to Jan 2023 | 27 Feb 2023 | 37 | 48% | 47% | 5% | 6% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2022 | 25 Aug 2022 | 32 | 47% | 48% | 5% | 4% | Report |
| Jul 2021 to Jan 2022 | 25 Feb 2022 | 37 | 37% | 56% | 7% | 4% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2021 | 26 Aug 2021 | 37 | 38% | 55% | 7% | 3% | Report |
| Jul 2020 to Jan 2021 | 1 Mar 2021 | 38 | 32% | 63% | 5% | 3% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2020 | 20 Aug 2020 | 37 | 34% | 63% | 3% | 3% | Report |
| Jul 2019 to Jan 2020 | 24 Feb 2020 | 37 | 39% | 58% | 3% | 3% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2019 | 20 Aug 2019 | 38 | 35% | 52% | 13% | 3% | Report |
| Jul 2018 to Jan 2019 | 25 Feb 2019 | 38 | 34% | 53% | 13% | 3% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2018 | 23 Aug 2018 | 39 | 31% | 53% | 16% | 10% | 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.