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British Pipeline Agency Limited

Registered as BRITISH PIPELINE AGENCY LIMITED. Company number 01228157. 12 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 8 July 2026.

23days 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, British Pipeline Agency Limited reported that it took an average of 23 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 93% of invoices within 30 days, 6% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 6% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 72% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 24 Jun 2019 31 Dec 2019 22 Jun 2020 20 Dec 2020 24 Dec 2021 20 Jun 2022 26 Dec 2022 21 Jun 2023 22 Dec 2023 16 Jun 2024 19 Dec 2024 23 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 8 Jul 2026 23 93%6%1%6% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 14 Jan 2025 19 97%2%1%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 15 Jul 2024 16 97%3%0%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 10 Jan 2024 22 95%4%1%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 10 Jul 2023 21 94%5%1%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 16 Jan 2023 26 96%2%2%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 19 Jul 2022 20 96%3%1%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 24 Jan 2022 24 95%3%2%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 25 Jan 2021 20 94%4%2%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 30 Jul 2020 22 92%7%1%15% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 20 Jan 2020 31 90%8%2%29% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 22 Jul 2019 24 92%7%1%30% 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.