The Financial Conduct Authority
Registered as THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY. Company number 01920623. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 March 2026, filed 19 May 2026.
9days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026, The Financial Conduct Authority reported that it took an average of 9 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 98% of invoices within 30 days, 2% in 31 to 60 days and 0% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 96% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 31 March 2025, the average was 8 days, so it is 1 day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 19 May 2026 | 9 | 98% | 2% | 0% | 2% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 10 Nov 2025 | 8 | 98% | 2% | 0% | 5% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 14 May 2025 | 8 | 98% | 2% | 0% | 2% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 28 Oct 2024 | 9 | 98% | 2% | 0% | 3% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 7 Jun 2024 | 10 | 97% | 2% | 1% | 4% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 7 Jun 2024 | 9 | 97% | 3% | 0% | 4% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 7 Nov 2023 | 9 | 97% | 3% | 0% | 4% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 7 Nov 2023 | 9 | 97% | 2% | 1% | 5% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 14 Jul 2022 | 9 | 83% | 9% | 8% | 17% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 18 May 2022 | 12 | 81% | 12% | 7% | 19% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 10 May 2021 | 11 | 86% | 8% | 6% | 13% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 30 Oct 2020 | 11 | 87% | 8% | 5% | 10% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 19 May 2020 | 22 | 79% | 15% | 6% | 21% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 | 26 | 77% | 15% | 8% | 21% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 24 | 70% | 22% | 8% | 30% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 30 Jan 2020 | 26 | 64% | 26% | 10% | 39% | Report |
| Oct 2017 to Mar 2018 | 30 Jan 2020 | 24 | 76% | 16% | 8% | 24% | 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.