News UK & Ireland Limited
Registered as NEWS UK & IRELAND LIMITED. Company number 01893198. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 22 July 2026.
44days 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, News UK & Ireland Limited reported that it took an average of 44 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 44% of invoices within 30 days, 41% in 31 to 60 days and 15% after more than 60 days. It said 37% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 23% 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 39 days, so it is 5 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 3%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Jun 2026 | 22 Jul 2026 | 44 | 44% | 41% | 15% | 37% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2025 | 29 Jan 2026 | 34 | 47% | 45% | 8% | 30% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 29 Jul 2025 | 39 | 48% | 41% | 11% | 27% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2024 | 23 Jan 2025 | 38 | 47% | 43% | 10% | 29% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2024 | 30 Jul 2024 | 39 | 45% | 48% | 7% | 30% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 30 Jan 2024 | 39 | 49% | 44% | 7% | 26% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2023 | 26 Jul 2023 | 40 | 42% | 48% | 10% | 29% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 36 | 48% | 45% | 7% | 31% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2022 | 21 Jul 2022 | 34 | 52% | 43% | 5% | 27% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2021 | 25 Jan 2022 | 33 | 51% | 45% | 4% | 23% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2021 | 14 Jul 2021 | 35 | 52% | 43% | 5% | 27% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 20 Jan 2021 | 35 | 52% | 43% | 5% | 27% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2020 | 20 Jul 2020 | 38 | 49% | 45% | 7% | 27% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 29 Jan 2020 | 33 | 53% | 41% | 6% | 27% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 32 | 55% | 40% | 5% | 26% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 31 Jan 2019 | 28 | 63% | 34% | 3% | 30% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 26 Jul 2018 | 26 | 62% | 35% | 2% | 28% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2017 | 13 Feb 2018 | 23 | 68% | 31% | 1% | 29% | 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.