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SMS Energy Services Limited

Registered as SMS ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED. Company number 03197379. 8 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 December 2024, filed 21 January 2025.

26days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024, SMS Energy Services Limited reported that it took an average of 26 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 68% of invoices within 30 days, 28% in 31 to 60 days and 4% after more than 60 days. It said 39% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

A year earlier, in the period to 31 December 2023, the average was 32 days, so it is 6 days faster now.

This company has not filed a report for a period ending since May 2025, so it is not in our current tables. Companies stop reporting when they no longer meet the size test, are restructured or close.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 38 Jun 2021 43 Dec 2021 26 Jun 2022 37 Dec 2022 34 Jun 2023 32 Dec 2023 36 Jun 2024 26 Dec 2024

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
Jul to Dec 2024 21 Jan 2025 26 68%28%4%39% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 25 Jul 2024 36 66%27%7%37% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 30 Jan 2024 32 65%27%8%41% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 28 Jul 2023 34 63%28%9%42% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 27 Jan 2023 37 75%17%8%34% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 28 Jul 2022 26 70%23%7%44% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 28 Jan 2022 43 67%18%15%32% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 26 Jul 2021 38 73%13%14%27% 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.