Sotheby's
Registered as SOTHEBY'S. Company number 00874867. 7 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2021, filed 30 July 2021.
66days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021, Sotheby's reported that it took an average of 66 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 4% of invoices within 30 days, 56% in 31 to 60 days and 39% after more than 60 days. It said 39% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2020, the average was 57 days, so it is 9 days slower now.
This company has not filed a report for a period ending since May 2025, so it is not in our current tables. Companies stop reporting when they no longer meet the size test, are restructured or close.
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 2021 | 30 Jul 2021 | 66 | 4% | 56% | 39% | 39% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 28 Jan 2021 | 62 | 9% | 56% | 35% | 91% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2020 | 9 Jul 2020 | 57 | 19% | 58% | 23% | 42% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 7 Apr 2020 | 42 | 62% | 27% | 12% | 39% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 25 Jul 2019 | 37 | 65% | 24% | 11% | 35% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 30 Jan 2019 | 41 | 62% | 25% | 13% | 38% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 28 | 74% | 20% | 6% | 26% | 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.