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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited

Registered as BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS LIMITED. Company number 02328679. 5 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 28 July 2026.

38days 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, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited reported that it took an average of 38 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 78% of invoices within 30 days, 16% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 15% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 33% 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 33 days, so it is 5 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 35 Jun 2024 24 Dec 2024 33 Jun 2025 30 Dec 2025 38 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 28 Jul 2026 38 78%16%6%15% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 28 Jan 2026 30 74%21%5%0% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 6 Aug 2025 33 56%39%5%19% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 31 Jan 2025 24 65%31%4%20% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 29 Jul 2024 35 56%37%7%29% 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.