Economist Newspaper Limited(the)
Registered as ECONOMIST NEWSPAPER LIMITED(THE). Company number 00236383. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 March 2026, filed 1 May 2026.
18days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026, Economist Newspaper Limited(the) reported that it took an average of 18 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 80% of invoices within 30 days, 19% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 26% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 84% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 31 March 2025, the average was 19 days, so it is 1 day faster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 1 May 2026 | 18 | 80% | 19% | 1% | 26% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 17 Oct 2025 | 18 | 79% | 20% | 1% | 29% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 30 Apr 2025 | 19 | 79% | 20% | 1% | 42% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 19 | 78% | 20% | 2% | 44% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 19 | 80% | 19% | 1% | 45% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 30 Apr 2025 | 18 | 87% | 12% | 1% | 34% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 26 Apr 2023 | 17 | 89% | 10% | 1% | 32% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 26 Oct 2022 | 18 | 84% | 14% | 2% | 39% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 29 Apr 2022 | 18 | 84% | 15% | 1% | 38% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 29 Oct 2021 | 18 | 81% | 18% | 1% | 37% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | 18 | 83% | 16% | 1% | 37% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | 20 | 71% | 26% | 3% | 48% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 16 Jun 2020 | 16 | 86% | 13% | 1% | 36% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 30 Oct 2019 | 18 | 79% | 19% | 2% | 43% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 30 May 2019 | 19 | 80% | 19% | 1% | 46% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 30 May 2019 | 18 | 83% | 15% | 2% | 41% | 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.