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Shell International Limited

Registered as SHELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. Company number 03075807. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 23 July 2026.

45days 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, Shell International Limited reported that it took an average of 45 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 32% of invoices within 30 days, 65% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 4% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 22% 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 51 days, so it is 6 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 33 Dec 2020 40 Jun 2021 39 Dec 2021 41 Jun 2022 41 Dec 2022 44 Jun 2023 44 Dec 2023 44 Jun 2024 43 Dec 2024 51 Jun 2025 45 Dec 2025 45 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 23 Jul 2026 45 32%65%3%4% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 27 Jan 2026 45 32%64%4%6% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 29 Jul 2025 51 32%59%9%13% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 24 Jan 2025 43 38%58%4%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 23 Jul 2024 44 36%59%5%7% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 30 Jan 2024 44 36%55%9%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 21 Jul 2023 44 39%56%5%8% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 26 Jan 2023 41 43%52%5%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 25 Jul 2022 41 40%55%5%11% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 27 Jan 2022 39 50%46%4%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 27 Jul 2021 40 48%48%4%6% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 28 Jan 2021 33 66%29%5%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 30 Jul 2020 37 54%31%14%22% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 28 Feb 2020 35 60%27%13%22% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 29 Jul 2019 35 62%26%12%19% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 29 Jan 2019 34 64%25%11%20% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 27 Jul 2018 32 65%26%8%18% 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.