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Generics (U.K.) Limited

Registered as GENERICS (U.K.) LIMITED. Company number 01558756. 14 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 31 July 2026.

39days 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, Generics (U.K.) Limited reported that it took an average of 39 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 45% of invoices within 30 days, 38% in 31 to 60 days and 17% after more than 60 days. It said 74% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 31% 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 38 days, so it is 1 day slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 20 Jun 2019 28 Jun 2021 27 Dec 2021 26 Jun 2022 36 Dec 2022 36 Jun 2023 32 Dec 2023 37 Jun 2024 36 Dec 2024 38 Jun 2025 34 Dec 2025 39 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 31 Jul 2026 39 45%38%17%74% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 27 Jan 2026 34 51%33%16%72% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 28 Jul 2025 38 49%37%14%63% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 6 Feb 2025 36 43%43%14%60% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 9 Aug 2024 37 45%38%17%64% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 23 May 2024 32 50%35%14%76% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 23 May 2024 36 59%19%21%73% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 23 May 2024 36 58%20%21%69% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 23 May 2024 26 77%14%9%61% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 23 May 2024 27 68%26%6%60% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 23 May 2024 28 67%25%7%58% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 8 Oct 2019 20 89%9%2%48% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 13 Mar 2019 27 81%15%3%55% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 31 Jul 2018 30 63%24%13%58% 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.