Sainsbury's Financial Services Limited
Registered as SAINSBURY'S FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED. Company number 03279730. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 August 2026, filed 2 October 2026.
36days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 March 2026 to 31 August 2026, Sainsbury's Financial Services Limited reported that it took an average of 36 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 52% of invoices within 30 days, 30% in 31 to 60 days and 18% after more than 60 days. It said 1% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 37% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 31 August 2025, the average was 33 days, so it is 3 days slower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar to Aug 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 | 36 | 52% | 30% | 18% | 1% | Report |
| Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 | 1 Apr 2026 | 35 | 46% | 42% | 12% | 1% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2025 | 1 Oct 2025 | 33 | 48% | 44% | 8% | 1% | Report |
| Mar 2024 to Feb 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 33 | 51% | 41% | 8% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2024 | 30 Sep 2024 | 33 | 51% | 41% | 8% | 3% | Report |
| Mar 2023 to Feb 2024 | 2 Apr 2024 | 33 | 58% | 34% | 8% | 5% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2023 | 2 Oct 2023 | 32 | 60% | 32% | 8% | 4% | Report |
| Mar 2022 to Feb 2023 | 3 Apr 2023 | 35 | 50% | 42% | 8% | 6% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2022 | 30 Sep 2022 | 34 | 53% | 41% | 6% | 4% | Report |
| Mar 2021 to Feb 2022 | 4 Apr 2022 | 33 | 55% | 41% | 4% | 6% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2021 | 1 Oct 2021 | 32 | 57% | 39% | 4% | 5% | Report |
| Mar 2020 to Feb 2021 | 12 Apr 2021 | 56 | 60% | 38% | 2% | 4% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 30 Sep 2020 | 27 | 63% | 36% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 | 30 Mar 2020 | 24 | 71% | 28% | 1% | 4% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2019 | 30 Sep 2019 | 24 | 71% | 28% | 1% | 4% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | 28 Mar 2019 | 23 | 73% | 27% | 0% | 2% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2018 | 25 Sep 2018 | 24 | 71% | 29% | 0% | 4% | 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.