The Babraham Institute
Registered as THE BABRAHAM INSTITUTE. Company number 03011737. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 1 October 2026.
35days 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, The Babraham Institute reported that it took an average of 35 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 34% of invoices within 30 days, 65% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 65% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 39% 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 38 days, so it is 3 days faster 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 | 1 Oct 2026 | 35 | 34% | 65% | 1% | 65% | Report |
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 1 Apr 2026 | 35 | 38% | 59% | 3% | 62% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 8 Oct 2025 | 38 | 32% | 62% | 6% | 68% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 28 Apr 2025 | 35 | 39% | 57% | 4% | 61% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 9 Oct 2024 | 39 | 28% | 67% | 5% | 72% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 15 Apr 2024 | 37 | 31% | 66% | 3% | 69% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 13 Oct 2023 | 38 | 27% | 69% | 4% | 73% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 24 Apr 2023 | 37 | 36% | 58% | 6% | 64% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 1 Nov 2022 | 41 | 31% | 62% | 8% | 68% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 29 Apr 2022 | 37 | 37% | 56% | 7% | 63% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 22 Oct 2021 | 39 | 30% | 65% | 5% | 70% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 7 Jun 2021 | 40 | 32% | 60% | 8% | 68% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 26 Oct 2020 | 38 | 36% | 59% | 5% | 64% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 27 Apr 2020 | 36 | 35% | 62% | 3% | 65% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 7 Oct 2019 | 37 | 37% | 60% | 3% | 63% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 24 Apr 2019 | 34 | 37% | 60% | 3% | 63% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 19 Oct 2018 | 34 | 31% | 66% | 3% | 69% | 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.