John Cotton Group Limited
Registered as JOHN COTTON GROUP LIMITED. Company number 00273492. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 24 September 2026.
66days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 March 2026 to 31 August 2026, John Cotton Group Limited reported that it took an average of 66 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 9% of invoices within 30 days, 33% in 31 to 60 days and 58% after more than 60 days. It said 14% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 5% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It is unchanged on the same period a year earlier (to 31 August 2025).
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 | 24 Sep 2026 | 66 | 9% | 33% | 58% | 14% | Report |
| Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 66 | 10% | 37% | 53% | 19% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 | 66 | 12% | 39% | 49% | 16% | Report |
| Aug 2024 to Feb 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 70 | 13% | 33% | 54% | 41% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 | 75 | 24% | 40% | 36% | 20% | Report |
| Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 | 28 Mar 2024 | 73 | 26% | 37% | 37% | 22% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2023 | 14 Sep 2023 | 73 | 23% | 41% | 36% | 22% | Report |
| Sep 2022 to Feb 2023 | 24 Mar 2023 | 69 | 27% | 40% | 33% | 22% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2022 | 13 Sep 2022 | 70 | 24% | 42% | 34% | 23% | Report |
| Sep 2021 to Feb 2022 | 30 Mar 2022 | 75 | 19% | 41% | 40% | 25% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2021 | 20 Sep 2021 | 75 | 18% | 40% | 42% | 22% | Report |
| Sep 2020 to Feb 2021 | 29 Mar 2021 | 73 | 14% | 37% | 49% | 31% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 28 Sep 2020 | 81 | 14% | 40% | 46% | 31% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 | 26 Mar 2020 | 73 | 19% | 39% | 42% | 31% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2019 | 26 Sep 2019 | 77 | 17% | 41% | 42% | 29% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | 29 Mar 2019 | 83 | 17% | 37% | 46% | 30% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2018 | 26 Sep 2018 | 83 | 16% | 39% | 45% | 17% | 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.