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British Heart Foundation

Registered as BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION. Company number 00699547. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.

18days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, British Heart Foundation reported that it took an average of 18 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 88% of invoices within 30 days, 8% in 31 to 60 days and 4% after more than 60 days. It said 11% 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 30 September 2025, the average was 24 days, so it is 6 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 25 Mar 2021 18 Sep 2021 19 Mar 2022 17 Sep 2022 21 Mar 2023 24 Sep 2023 22 Mar 2024 23 Sep 2024 22 Mar 2025 24 Sep 2025 21 Mar 2026 18 Sep 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
Apr to Sep 2026 29 Oct 2026 18 88%8%4%11% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 10 May 2026 21 87%10%3%11% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 3 Nov 2025 24 84%10%6%0% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 30 Apr 2025 22 85%9%6%17% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 29 Oct 2024 23 85%9%6%16% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 3 May 2024 22 85%9%6%16% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 31 Oct 2023 24 80%12%8%22% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 28 Apr 2023 21 82%11%7%81% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 31 Oct 2022 17 87%8%5%13% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 29 Apr 2022 19 85%10%5%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 29 Oct 2021 18 89%7%4%11% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 30 Apr 2021 25 82%10%8%18% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 29 Oct 2020 30 78%10%12%22% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 29 Apr 2020 24 83%9%8%17% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 25 Oct 2019 24 82%9%9%18% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 30 Apr 2019 25 79%12%9%21% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 26 Oct 2018 25 79%12%9%21% 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.