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Argus Media Limited

Registered as ARGUS MEDIA LIMITED. Company number 01642534. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 27 July 2026.

19days 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, Argus Media Limited reported that it took an average of 19 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 92% of invoices within 30 days, 2% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 53% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 82% 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 8 days, so it is 11 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 9 Dec 2020 15 Jun 2021 15 Dec 2021 11 Jun 2022 13 Dec 2022 21 Jun 2023 16 Dec 2023 26 Jun 2024 10 Dec 2024 8 Jun 2025 8 Dec 2025 19 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 27 Jul 2026 19 92%2%6%53% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 8 96%3%1%52% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 28 Jul 2025 8 97%2%1%55% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 7 Feb 2025 10 96%2%2%52% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 5 Aug 2024 26 75%19%6%41% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 10 Apr 2024 16 93%4%4%50% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 27 Sep 2023 21 89%6%5%55% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 30 Jan 2023 13 92%5%3%32% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 26 Jan 2023 11 96%3%1%32% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 9 Mar 2022 15 96%3%1%65% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 27 Aug 2021 15 94%4%2%48% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 17 May 2021 9 94%4%2%45% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 18 Nov 2020 8 95%3%2%13% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 5 Feb 2020 14 93%4%3%23% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 28 Aug 2019 13 93%4%3%40% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 11 Jan 2019 20 85%12%3%39% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 13 Jul 2018 19 89%9%2%20% Report
Jul to Dec 2017 13 Jul 2018 20 90%7%3%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.