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Williams Lea Limited

Registered as WILLIAMS LEA LIMITED. Company number 02119266. 9 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 21 July 2026.

50days 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, Williams Lea Limited reported that it took an average of 50 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 18% of invoices within 30 days, 34% in 31 to 60 days and 48% after more than 60 days. It said 62% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 16% 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 46 days, so it is 4 days slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 61 Jun 2018 68 Dec 2018 78 Jun 2019 81 Dec 2019 47 Jun 2024 44 Dec 2024 46 Jun 2025 48 Dec 2025 50 Jun 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
Jan to Jun 2026 21 Jul 2026 50 18%34%48%62% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 28 Jan 2026 48 22%33%45%62% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 24 Jul 2025 46 29%28%43%88% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 24 Jul 2025 44 37%25%38%76% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 24 Oct 2024 47 32%29%39%77% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 31 Jan 2020 81 3%13%85%76% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 30 Jul 2019 78 35%4%61%67% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 30 Jan 2019 68 4%20%76%18% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 30 Jul 2018 61 1%33%66%98% 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.