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DFDS Seaways PLC

Registered as DFDS SEAWAYS PLC. Company number 01554521. 9 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2022, filed 11 August 2022.

42days on average to pay

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

In the reporting period from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022, DFDS Seaways PLC reported that it took an average of 42 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 41% of invoices within 30 days, 26% in 31 to 60 days and 33% after more than 60 days. It said 16% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2021, the average was 55 days, so it is 13 days faster 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

30 52 Jun 2018 34 Dec 2018 43 Jun 2019 44 Dec 2019 49 Jun 2020 48 Dec 2020 55 Jun 2021 44 Dec 2021 42 Jun 2022

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 2022 11 Aug 2022 42 41%26%33%16% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 19 Jan 2022 44 48%15%36%16% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 12 Jul 2021 55 31%24%45%15% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 4 Jan 2021 48 41%31%28%0% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 7 Jul 2020 49 32%35%33%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 20 Jan 2020 44 37%36%27%2% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 25 Jul 2019 43 36%40%24%5% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 15 Feb 2019 34 52%33%15%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 15 Feb 2019 52 32%32%36%1% 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.