Smiths News Trading Limited
Registered as SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED. Company number 00237811. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 August 2026, filed 9 September 2026.
19days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 March 2026 to 30 August 2026, Smiths News Trading Limited reported that it took an average of 19 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 85% of invoices within 30 days, 14% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 82% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 August 2025, the average was 18 days, so it is 1 day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar to Aug 2026 | 9 Sep 2026 | 19 | 85% | 14% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Aug 2025 to Mar 2026 | 18 Mar 2026 | 19 | 85% | 14% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2025 | 12 Sep 2025 | 18 | 87% | 12% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Mar 2025 | 17 Mar 2025 | 18 | 86% | 13% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2024 | 23 Sep 2024 | 19 | 84% | 15% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Aug 2023 to Feb 2024 | 11 Mar 2024 | 18 | 85% | 14% | 1% | 1% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2023 | 12 Sep 2023 | 19 | 85% | 14% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Aug 2022 to Feb 2023 | 14 Mar 2023 | 15 | 83% | 16% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2022 | 9 Sep 2022 | 15 | 86% | 14% | 0% | 0% | Report |
| Aug 2021 to Feb 2022 | 14 Mar 2022 | 19 | 83% | 16% | 1% | 1% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2021 | 28 Sep 2021 | 20 | 83% | 16% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Aug 2020 to Feb 2021 | 29 Mar 2021 | 14 | 85% | 14% | 1% | 1% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 21 Sep 2020 | 19 | 87% | 11% | 2% | 12% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 | 1 Apr 2020 | 18 | 88% | 11% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2019 | 25 Sep 2019 | 18 | 88% | 11% | 1% | 4% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | 27 Mar 2019 | 18 | 88% | 11% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2018 | 8 Oct 2018 | 17 | 88% | 11% | 0% | 2% | Report |
| Sep 2017 to Feb 2018 | 29 Mar 2018 | 16 | 88% | 12% | 0% | 1% | 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.