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Anglian Water Services Limited

Registered as ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED. Company number 02366656. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 14 October 2026.

55days 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, Anglian Water Services Limited reported that it took an average of 55 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 23% of invoices within 30 days, 55% in 31 to 60 days and 22% after more than 60 days. It said 29% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 12% 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 47 days, so it is 8 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 37 Mar 2021 38 Sep 2021 37 Mar 2022 41 Sep 2022 35 Mar 2023 43 Sep 2023 36 Mar 2024 46 Sep 2024 44 Mar 2025 47 Sep 2025 59 Mar 2026 55 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 14 Oct 2026 55 23%55%22%29% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 14 May 2026 59 17%56%27%32% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 3 Nov 2025 47 23%63%14%19% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 25 Jun 2025 44 25%66%9%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 24 Jun 2025 46 22%65%13%19% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 8 Aug 2024 36 39%55%6%20% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 8 Aug 2024 43 33%59%8%16% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 8 Aug 2024 35 40%56%4%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 8 Aug 2024 41 28%66%6%11% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 10 Aug 2022 37 35%61%4%11% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 10 Aug 2022 38 34%62%4%9% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 10 Aug 2022 37 37%60%3%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 10 Aug 2022 38 30%67%3%6% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 17 Jul 2020 34 40%56%4%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 30 Oct 2019 36 36%62%3%6% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 26 Apr 2019 33 43%53%4%7% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 24 Oct 2018 39 32%63%5%17% 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.