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P&O Short Sea Ferries Limited

Registered as P&O SHORT SEA FERRIES LIMITED. Company number 03291852. 2 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 31 July 2026.

62days 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, P&O Short Sea Ferries Limited reported that it took an average of 62 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 8% of invoices within 30 days, 64% in 31 to 60 days and 28% after more than 60 days. It said 70% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 7% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 59 Dec 2025 62 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 31 Jul 2026 62 8%64%28%70% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 29 Jan 2026 59 6%66%28%56% 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.