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Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited

Registered as ESSO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION UK LIMITED. Company number 00207426. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 31 July 2026.

6days 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, Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited reported that it took an average of 6 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 97% of invoices within 30 days, 3% in 31 to 60 days and 0% after more than 60 days. It said 15% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 98% 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 7 days, so it is 1 day faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 2 Dec 2020 4 Jun 2021 2 Dec 2021 4 Jun 2022 7 Dec 2022 4 Jun 2023 8 Dec 2023 11 Jun 2024 6 Dec 2024 7 Jun 2025 12 Dec 2025 6 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 31 Jul 2026 6 97%3%0%15% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 12 98%0%2%11% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 31 Jul 2025 7 99%0%1%5% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 29 Jan 2025 6 97%1%2%10% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 23 Jul 2024 11 96%1%3%14% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 30 Jan 2024 8 98%0%2%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 27 Jul 2023 4 100%0%0%4% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 30 Jan 2023 7 95%4%1%4% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 28 Jul 2022 4 99%0%1%8% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 28 Jan 2022 2 98%2%0%8% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 29 Jul 2021 4 97%2%1%5% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 29 Jan 2021 2 98%1%1%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 28 Jul 2020 5 97%2%1%7% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 29 Jan 2020 5 97%1%2%6% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 24 Jul 2019 3 98%1%1%6% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 28 Jan 2019 2 99%0%1%5% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 26 Jul 2018 3 98%1%1%8% 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.