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BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions Limited

Registered as BAE SYSTEMS GLOBAL COMBAT SYSTEMS MUNITIONS LIMITED. Company number 01842252. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 30 July 2026.

14days 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, BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions Limited reported that it took an average of 14 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 88% of invoices within 30 days, 12% in 31 to 60 days and 0% after more than 60 days. It said 1% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 90% 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 15 days, so it is 1 day faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 19 Dec 2020 19 Jun 2021 16 Dec 2021 16 Jun 2022 14 Dec 2022 14 Jun 2023 13 Dec 2023 13 Jun 2024 14 Dec 2024 15 Jun 2025 13 Dec 2025 14 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 30 Jul 2026 14 88%12%0%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 13 89%11%0%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 31 Jul 2025 15 85%13%2%4% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 28 Jan 2025 14 88%12%0%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 30 Jul 2024 13 90%10%0%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 29 Jan 2024 13 90%10%0%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 27 Jul 2023 14 88%12%0%2% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 30 Jan 2023 14 87%13%0%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 27 Jul 2022 16 85%14%1%2% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 27 Jan 2022 16 82%17%1%3% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 29 Jul 2021 19 72%27%1%3% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 28 Jan 2021 19 70%28%2%3% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 28 Jul 2020 26 68%25%7%8% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 29 Jan 2020 27 71%22%7%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 29 Jul 2019 24 75%17%8%9% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 28 Jan 2019 22 86%7%7%11% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 30 Jul 2018 25 80%11%9%14% 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.