SDL Limited
Registered as SDL LIMITED. Company number 02675207. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 21 October 2026.
38days 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, SDL Limited reported that it took an average of 38 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 95% of invoices within 30 days, 3% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 18% 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 September 2025, the average was 32 days, so it is 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr to Sep 2026 | 21 Oct 2026 | 38 | 95% | 3% | 2% | 18% | Report |
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 2 Jun 2026 | 30 | 97% | 2% | 1% | 18% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 18 May 2026 | 32 | 96% | 2% | 2% | 1% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 1 Jun 2026 | 67 | 95% | 2% | 3% | 19% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 18 May 2026 | 29 | 97% | 2% | 1% | 10% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Apr 2024 | 1 May 2024 | 34 | 96% | 2% | 2% | 13% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 25 Oct 2023 | 33 | 95% | 3% | 2% | 9% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 17 Apr 2023 | 34 | 95% | 3% | 2% | 12% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 22 Feb 2023 | 32 | 95% | 3% | 2% | 14% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2021 | 24 Jan 2022 | 34 | 97% | 1% | 2% | 11% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2021 | 29 Jul 2021 | 29 | 95% | 2% | 3% | 15% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 29 Jan 2021 | 38 | 92% | 5% | 2% | 21% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2020 | 23 Jul 2020 | 36 | 90% | 7% | 3% | 33% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 28 Jan 2020 | 33 | 89% | 8% | 3% | 34% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 30 Jul 2019 | 37 | 84% | 6% | 10% | 35% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 30 Jan 2019 | 37 | 63% | 24% | 13% | 36% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 33 | 58% | 35% | 7% | 40% | 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.