South East London & Kent Bus Company Limited
Registered as SOUTH EAST LONDON & KENT BUS COMPANY LIMITED. Company number 02328595. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 2 May 2026, filed 1 June 2026.
39days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 4 November 2025 to 2 May 2026, South East London & Kent Bus Company Limited reported that it took an average of 39 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 25% of invoices within 30 days, 72% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 13% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 31% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 3 May 2025, the average was 41 days, so it is 2 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 to May 2026 | 1 Jun 2026 | 39 | 25% | 72% | 3% | 13% | Report |
| May to Nov 2025 | 1 Dec 2025 | 44 | 24% | 70% | 6% | 10% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to May 2025 | 1 Jun 2025 | 41 | 27% | 68% | 5% | 8% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2024 | 25 Nov 2024 | 39 | 30% | 66% | 4% | 9% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Apr 2024 | 27 May 2024 | 37 | 32% | 63% | 5% | 8% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2023 | 23 Nov 2023 | 39 | 41% | 52% | 7% | 9% | Report |
| Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 | 29 May 2023 | 27 | 64% | 33% | 3% | 4% | Report |
| May to Oct 2022 | 25 Nov 2022 | 29 | 62% | 35% | 3% | 5% | Report |
| Nov 2021 to Apr 2022 | 30 May 2022 | 31 | 56% | 43% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| May to Nov 2021 | 30 Nov 2021 | 32 | 53% | 46% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Nov 2020 to May 2021 | 31 May 2021 | 36 | 41% | 54% | 5% | 6% | Report |
| May to Nov 2020 | 22 Dec 2020 | 37 | 37% | 57% | 6% | 9% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to May 2020 | 23 Jun 2020 | 35 | 42% | 56% | 2% | 5% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2019 | 26 Nov 2019 | 34 | 52% | 47% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Apr 2019 | 31 May 2019 | 31 | 56% | 42% | 2% | 6% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2018 | 30 Nov 2018 | 29 | 55% | 44% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 | 29 May 2018 | 27 | 65% | 34% | 1% | 2% | Report |
| Apr to Oct 2017 | 29 Nov 2017 | 33 | 53% | 46% | 1% | 2% | 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.