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UPS SCS (UK) Limited

Registered as UPS SCS (UK) LIMITED. Company number 02928205. 15 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 24 July 2026.

44days 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, UPS SCS (UK) Limited reported that it took an average of 44 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 52% of invoices within 30 days, 33% in 31 to 60 days and 15% after more than 60 days. It said 61% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 23% 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 6 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 38 Dec 2020 37 Jun 2021 38 Dec 2021 34 Jun 2022 42 Dec 2022 36 Jun 2023 41 Dec 2023 55 Jun 2024 47 Dec 2024 50 Jun 2025 45 Dec 2025 44 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 24 Jul 2026 44 52%33%15%61% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 22 Jan 2026 45 52%32%16%59% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 29 Jul 2025 50 45%31%24%64% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 23 Jan 2025 47 47%27%26%58% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 17 Jul 2024 55 49%25%26%56% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 18 Jan 2024 41 63%22%15%42% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 13 Jul 2023 36 64%22%14%41% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 30 Jan 2023 42 58%21%21%43% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 7 Nov 2022 34 60%29%11%33% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 7 Nov 2022 38 61%19%20%44% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 7 Nov 2022 37 62%21%17%50% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 7 Nov 2022 38 68%19%13%41% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 7 Nov 2022 36 61%25%15%44% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 7 Nov 2022 34 59%28%12%47% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 5 Sep 2019 30 64%27%9%37% 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.