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Hearst Networks UK

Registered as HEARST NETWORKS UK. Company number 03105704. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 28 July 2026.

25days 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, Hearst Networks UK reported that it took an average of 25 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 85% of invoices within 30 days, 13% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 8% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 66% 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 28 days, so it is 3 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 28 Jun 2020 22 Dec 2020 27 Jun 2021 26 Dec 2021 26 Jun 2022 29 Jun 2023 27 Dec 2023 33 Jun 2024 26 Dec 2024 28 Jun 2025 27 Dec 2025 25 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 28 Jul 2026 25 85%13%2%8% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 27 Jan 2026 27 84%12%4%8% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 28 Jul 2025 28 80%15%5%10% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 24 Jan 2025 26 83%15%2%22% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 18 Jul 2024 33 79%14%8%79% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 29 Jan 2024 27 86%9%5%17% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 24 Aug 2023 29 86%10%4%16% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 28 Jul 2022 26 85%11%4%18% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 25 Jan 2022 26 84%12%3%24% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 30 Jul 2021 27 85%11%4%20% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 15 Feb 2021 22 89%9%1%19% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 10 Aug 2020 28 75%20%6%39% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 3 Aug 2020 30 75%14%11%36% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 24 Jul 2019 30 71%22%7%46% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 24 Jul 2019 30 74%11%15%48% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 24 Jul 2019 29 72%16%12%36% Report
Jul to Dec 2017 24 Jul 2019 26 75%18%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.