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Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited

Registered as PRET A MANGER (EUROPE) LIMITED. Company number 01854213. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 1 July 2026, filed 30 July 2026.

21days on average to pay

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

In the reporting period from 2 January 2026 to 1 July 2026, Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited reported that it took an average of 21 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 78% of invoices within 30 days, 12% in 31 to 60 days and 10% after more than 60 days. It said 16% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 77% 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 18 days, so it is 3 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 25 Jan 2021 38 Jul 2021 24 Jan 2022 34 Jul 2022 26 Jan 2023 17 Jun 2023 16 Dec 2023 20 Jun 2024 18 Dec 2024 18 Jun 2025 16 Dec 2025 21 Jul 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 Jul 2026 30 Jul 2026 21 78%12%10%16% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 29 Jan 2026 16 83%11%6%12% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 31 Jul 2025 18 82%10%8%12% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 29 Jan 2025 18 82%11%7%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 26 Jul 2024 20 82%9%9%12% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 15 Feb 2024 16 85%8%7%11% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 27 Jul 2023 17 83%14%3%16% Report
Jul 2022 to Jan 2023 22 Mar 2023 26 64%26%10%33% Report
Jan to Jul 2022 22 Mar 2023 34 50%31%18%47% Report
Jul 2021 to Jan 2022 22 Mar 2023 24 68%20%12%28% Report
Jan to Jul 2021 22 Mar 2023 38 56%19%24%40% Report
Jul 2020 to Jan 2021 22 Mar 2023 25 71%17%12%25% Report
Jan to Jul 2020 31 Jul 2020 19 93%4%3%33% Report
Jul 2019 to Jan 2020 30 Jan 2020 29 58%41%1%10% Report
Jan to Jul 2019 31 Jul 2019 29 53%47%0%6% Report
Jun 2018 to Jan 2019 31 Jan 2019 30 51%49%0%9% Report
Dec 2017 to Jun 2018 26 Jul 2018 30 52%48%0%11% 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.