First Eastern Counties Buses Limited
Registered as FIRST EASTERN COUNTIES BUSES LIMITED. Company number 00257815. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 28 September 2026, filed 15 October 2026.
48days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 29 March 2026 to 28 September 2026, First Eastern Counties Buses Limited reported that it took an average of 48 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 28% of invoices within 30 days, 61% in 31 to 60 days and 11% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 18% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 29 September 2025, the average was 47 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 Sep 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 | 48 | 28% | 61% | 11% | 2% | Report |
| Sep 2025 to Mar 2026 | 24 Apr 2026 | 45 | 28% | 62% | 10% | 4% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2025 | 22 Oct 2025 | 47 | 29% | 54% | 17% | 4% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Mar 2025 | 25 Apr 2025 | 47 | 30% | 52% | 18% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2024 | 17 Oct 2024 | 48 | 26% | 54% | 20% | 2% | Report |
| Sep 2023 to Mar 2024 | 15 Apr 2024 | 47 | 28% | 55% | 17% | 6% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2023 | 12 Oct 2023 | 48 | 28% | 50% | 22% | 5% | Report |
| Sep 2022 to Mar 2023 | 18 Apr 2023 | 52 | 27% | 50% | 23% | 5% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2022 | 19 Oct 2022 | 50 | 21% | 56% | 23% | 5% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 22 Apr 2022 | 49 | 22% | 56% | 22% | 3% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 26 Oct 2021 | 50 | 24% | 49% | 27% | 2% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 15 Apr 2021 | 52 | 25% | 42% | 33% | 5% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 28 Oct 2020 | 53 | 23% | 41% | 36% | 3% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 27 Apr 2020 | 51 | 25% | 43% | 32% | 5% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2019 | 28 Oct 2019 | 56 | 21% | 39% | 40% | 3% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 23 Apr 2019 | 54 | 21% | 43% | 36% | 10% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 29 Oct 2018 | 57 | 16% | 44% | 40% | 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.