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Protec Fire Detection Public Limited Company

Registered as PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. Company number 01170489. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 17 July 2026.

60days on average to pay

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

In the reporting period from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, Protec Fire Detection Public Limited Company reported that it took an average of 60 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 10% of invoices within 30 days, 41% in 31 to 60 days and 49% after more than 60 days. It said 1% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 8% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2025, the average was 59 days, so it is 1 day slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 5%.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 63 Aug 2020 62 Feb 2021 60 Aug 2021 55 Feb 2022 57 Aug 2022 62 Jun 2023 61 Dec 2023 67 Jun 2024 61 Dec 2024 59 Jun 2025 60 Dec 2025 60 Jun 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
Jan to Jun 2026 17 Jul 2026 60 10%41%49%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 1 Feb 2026 60 8%42%50%4% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 20 Aug 2025 59 8%40%52%4% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 13 Aug 2025 61 10%36%54%6% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 13 Aug 2025 67 9%39%52%9% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 13 Aug 2025 61 11%42%47%6% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 18 Jul 2023 62 12%48%40%5% Report
Mar to Aug 2022 30 Sep 2022 57 18%38%44%5% Report
Sep 2021 to Feb 2022 14 Mar 2022 55 21%30%49%5% Report
Mar to Aug 2021 16 Sep 2021 60 17%32%51%5% Report
Sep 2020 to Feb 2021 31 Mar 2021 62 14%30%56%5% Report
Mar to Aug 2020 28 Sep 2020 63 13%30%57%5% Report
Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 17 Mar 2020 55 20%33%47%4% Report
Mar to Aug 2019 25 Sep 2019 59 12%32%56%4% Report
Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 25 Mar 2019 63 13%32%55%4% Report
Mar to Aug 2018 24 Sep 2018 68 13%37%50%6% Report
Sep 2017 to Feb 2018 29 Mar 2018 64 9%30%61%6% 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.