Imperial Tobacco Limited
Registered as IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED. Company number 01860181. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2025, filed 3 November 2025.
41days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025, Imperial Tobacco Limited reported that it took an average of 41 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 50% of invoices within 30 days, 26% in 31 to 60 days and 24% after more than 60 days. It said 35% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 27% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2024, the average was 36 days, so it is 5 days slower now.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 3 Nov 2025 | 41 | 50% | 26% | 24% | 35% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 3 Nov 2025 | 36 | 60% | 21% | 19% | 37% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 12 Mar 2025 | 36 | 59% | 29% | 12% | 28% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 30 Apr 2024 | 35 | 57% | 31% | 12% | 34% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 31 Oct 2023 | 34 | 58% | 31% | 11% | 33% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 28 Apr 2023 | 33 | 54% | 36% | 11% | 35% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 31 Oct 2022 | 32 | 59% | 31% | 10% | 23% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 29 Apr 2022 | 32 | 58% | 35% | 8% | 23% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 3 Nov 2021 | 30 | 64% | 28% | 8% | 18% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | 35 | 62% | 28% | 10% | 20% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 29 Oct 2020 | 32 | 62% | 28% | 10% | 25% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 30 Apr 2020 | 38 | 47% | 32% | 21% | 36% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 | 39 | 51% | 33% | 16% | 36% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 2 May 2019 | 35 | 47% | 37% | 16% | 49% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 31 Oct 2018 | 50 | 22% | 53% | 25% | 53% | Report |
| Oct 2017 to Mar 2018 | 26 Apr 2018 | 43 | 34% | 44% | 22% | 45% | 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.