Future Publishing Limited
Registered as FUTURE PUBLISHING LIMITED. Company number 02008885. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 8 October 2026.
27days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Future Publishing Limited reported that it took an average of 27 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 83% of invoices within 30 days, 13% in 31 to 60 days and 4% after more than 60 days. It said 23% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 61% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 33 days, so it is 6 days faster 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 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | 27 | 83% | 13% | 4% | 23% | Report |
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 10 Apr 2026 | 26 | 86% | 11% | 3% | 19% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 7 Oct 2025 | 33 | 83% | 12% | 5% | 22% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 23 Apr 2025 | 28 | 83% | 13% | 4% | 23% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 7 Nov 2024 | 29 | 74% | 8% | 18% | 33% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 9 May 2024 | 38 | 77% | 12% | 11% | 35% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 9 May 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Report | |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 9 May 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Report | |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 9 May 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Report | |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 29 Apr 2022 | 35 | 68% | 23% | 9% | 30% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 2 Nov 2021 | 48 | 61% | 23% | 16% | 34% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | 43 | 89% | 6% | 5% | 39% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 2 Nov 2020 | 44 | 49% | 35% | 16% | 45% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 29 Apr 2020 | 41 | 43% | 43% | 14% | 39% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 31 Oct 2019 | 49 | 17% | 64% | 19% | 36% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 30 Apr 2019 | 49 | 25% | 57% | 18% | 37% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 30 Oct 2018 | 45 | 21% | 62% | 17% | 37% | Report |
| Oct 2017 to Mar 2018 | 1 May 2018 | 45 | 25% | 60% | 15% | 41% | 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.