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Sophos Limited

Registered as SOPHOS LIMITED. Company number 02096520. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 30 October 2026.

17days 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, Sophos Limited reported that it took an average of 17 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 92% of invoices within 30 days, 5% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 20% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 86% 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 25 days, so it is 8 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 29 Mar 2021 31 Sep 2021 31 Mar 2022 29 Sep 2022 28 Mar 2023 28 Sep 2023 33 Mar 2024 25 Sep 2024 24 Mar 2025 25 Sep 2025 32 Mar 2026 17 Sep 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
Apr to Sep 2026 30 Oct 2026 17 92%5%3%20% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 27 Apr 2026 32 75%15%10%35% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 31 Oct 2025 25 80%12%8%27% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 29 Apr 2025 24 75%18%7%41% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 18 Nov 2024 25 75%16%9%42% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 23 Apr 2024 33 70%20%10%50% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 31 Oct 2023 28 71%18%11%42% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 28 Apr 2023 28 75%13%12%28% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 27 Oct 2022 29 72%15%13%28% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 28 Apr 2022 31 69%16%15%30% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 29 Oct 2021 31 69%16%15%30% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 30 Apr 2021 29 72%15%13%27% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 29 Oct 2020 34 63%21%17%23% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 17 Jun 2020 33 69%19%12%28% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 29 Oct 2019 29 69%24%7%27% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 30 Apr 2019 36 49%42%9%29% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 25 Oct 2018 17 80%17%3%63% 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.