Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life) Limited
Registered as MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (SEA LIFE) LIMITED. Company number 02182098. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 December 2025, filed 30 January 2026.
34days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025, Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life) Limited reported that it took an average of 34 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 37% of invoices within 30 days, 59% in 31 to 60 days and 4% after more than 60 days. It said 49% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 42% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 31 December 2024, the average was 31 days, so it is 3 days 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul to Dec 2025 | 30 Jan 2026 | 34 | 37% | 59% | 4% | 49% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 30 Jul 2025 | 30 | 53% | 44% | 3% | 24% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2024 | 29 Jan 2025 | 31 | 52% | 44% | 4% | 27% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 32 | 52% | 40% | 8% | 24% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 29 Jan 2024 | 28 | 45% | 48% | 7% | 23% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 48 | 32% | 52% | 16% | 31% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 53 | 31% | 46% | 22% | 41% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2022 | 29 Jul 2022 | 64 | 25% | 50% | 25% | 48% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2021 | 28 Jan 2022 | 72 | 15% | 49% | 36% | 62% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2021 | 30 Jul 2021 | 81 | 15% | 51% | 34% | 77% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 29 Jan 2021 | 47 | 39% | 44% | 17% | 46% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2020 | 31 Jul 2020 | 30 | 82% | 12% | 6% | 56% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 53 | 25% | 57% | 18% | 50% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 30 Jul 2019 | 58 | 20% | 61% | 19% | 47% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 28 Jan 2019 | 40 | 30% | 61% | 9% | 67% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 50 | 29% | 57% | 14% | 49% | 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.