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G4S Security Services (UK) Limited

Registered as G4S SECURITY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED. Company number 02380900. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 21 July 2026.

26days 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, G4S Security Services (UK) Limited reported that it took an average of 26 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 62% of invoices within 30 days, 38% in 31 to 60 days and 0% after more than 60 days. It said 52% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 64% 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 50 days, so it is 24 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 33 Jun 2020 34 Dec 2020 48 Jun 2021 43 Dec 2021 34 Jun 2022 14 Dec 2022 30 Jun 2023 29 Dec 2023 50 Dec 2024 50 Jun 2025 23 Dec 2025 26 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 26 62%38%0%52% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 23 80%18%2%13% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 30 Jul 2025 50 33%44%23%52% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 17 Jan 2025 50 25%46%29%57% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 22 Jan 2024 29 69%18%13%31% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 21 Jul 2023 30 62%32%6%50% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 19 Jan 2023 14 53%24%23%60% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 18 Jul 2022 34 46%47%7%50% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 28 Jan 2022 43 46%44%10%46% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 22 Jul 2021 48 31%34%35%61% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 22 Jan 2021 34 53%38%9%46% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 23 Jul 2020 33 47%33%20%43% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 27 Jan 2020 30 57%35%8%29% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 31 Jul 2019 35 53%37%10%60% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 18 Jan 2019 36 47%38%15%48% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 27 Jul 2018 35 43%45%12%39% 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.