Thorntons Limited
Registered as THORNTONS LIMITED. Company number 00174706. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 28 February 2026, filed 4 August 2026.
79days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026, Thorntons Limited reported that it took an average of 79 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 9% of invoices within 30 days, 35% in 31 to 60 days and 56% after more than 60 days. It said 25% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 2% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 28 February 2025, the average was 65 days, so it is 14 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 | 4 Aug 2026 | 79 | 9% | 35% | 56% | 25% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2025 | 20 Feb 2026 | 67 | 9% | 44% | 47% | 21% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Feb 2025 | 20 Feb 2026 | 65 | 11% | 46% | 43% | 18% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2024 | 20 Feb 2026 | 61 | 14% | 47% | 39% | 19% | Report |
| Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 | 27 Aug 2024 | 62 | 13% | 46% | 41% | 26% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2023 | 27 Aug 2024 | 69 | 22% | 46% | 33% | 52% | Report |
| Sep 2022 to Feb 2023 | 20 Jun 2023 | 41 | 42% | 36% | 22% | 41% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2022 | 14 Feb 2023 | 38 | 43% | 33% | 24% | 58% | Report |
| Sep 2021 to Feb 2022 | 1 Apr 2022 | 38 | 44% | 36% | 20% | 77% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 32 | 59% | 31% | 10% | 57% | Report |
| Sep 2020 to Feb 2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 32 | 57% | 33% | 10% | 41% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 30 Sep 2020 | 23 | 72% | 20% | 8% | 48% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 35 | 52% | 32% | 17% | 40% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2019 | 30 Sep 2019 | 27 | 68% | 22% | 10% | 51% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | 1 Apr 2019 | 27 | 68% | 22% | 10% | 51% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2018 | 5 Oct 2018 | 21 | 71% | 22% | 7% | 35% | Report |
| Sep 2017 to Feb 2018 | 6 Apr 2018 | 31 | 60% | 26% | 14% | 49% | 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.