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Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited

Registered as OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LIMITED. Company number 00704320. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 27 October 2026.

47days 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, Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited reported that it took an average of 47 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 19% of invoices within 30 days, 63% in 31 to 60 days and 18% after more than 60 days. It said 33% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 19% 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 52 days, so it is 5 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 53 Mar 2021 52 Sep 2021 53 Mar 2022 53 Sep 2022 53 Mar 2023 52 Sep 2023 52 Mar 2024 51 Sep 2024 49 Mar 2025 52 Sep 2025 60 Mar 2026 47 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 27 Oct 2026 47 19%63%18%33% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 29 Apr 2026 60 27%51%22%48% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 11 Nov 2025 52 15%63%22%32% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 30 Apr 2025 49 18%59%23%39% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 31 Oct 2024 51 14%62%24%37% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 30 Apr 2024 52 17%57%26%42% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 29 Nov 2023 52 12%62%26%34% Report
Apr 2022 to Mar 2023 27 Apr 2023 53 11%63%26%34% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 31 Oct 2022 53 11%63%26%34% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 29 Apr 2022 53 13%62%27%38% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 1 Nov 2021 52 14%60%26%25% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 30 Apr 2021 53 11%60%29%26% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 24 Nov 2020 53 13%58%29%30% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 14 Apr 2020 47 22%56%22%25% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 28 Oct 2019 50 17%58%25%35% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 25 Apr 2019 52 16%57%27%45% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 30 Oct 2018 55 8%60%32%90% 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.