Reading Scientific Services Limited
Registered as READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED. Company number 00741326. 8 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2025, filed 4 August 2025.
69days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025, Reading Scientific Services Limited reported that it took an average of 69 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 14% of invoices within 30 days, 53% in 31 to 60 days and 33% after more than 60 days. It said 11% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 4% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2024, the average was 60 days, so it is 9 days 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 4 Aug 2025 | 69 | 14% | 53% | 33% | 11% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2024 | 30 Jan 2025 | 59 | 17% | 50% | 33% | 9% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2024 | 30 Jul 2024 | 60 | 17% | 50% | 33% | 9% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 55 | 25% | 40% | 35% | 7% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2023 | 26 Jul 2023 | 59 | 22% | 47% | 30% | 7% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2022 | 6 Feb 2023 | 65 | 23% | 49% | 28% | 11% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 29 Jan 2019 | 62 | 14% | 53% | 33% | 18% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 10 Aug 2018 | 67 | 9% | 51% | 39% | 19% | 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.