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Life Technologies BPD UK Limited

Registered as LIFE TECHNOLOGIES BPD UK LIMITED. Company number 03721319. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 3 August 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, Life Technologies BPD UK Limited reported that it took an average of 45 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 39% of invoices within 30 days, 49% in 31 to 60 days and 12% after more than 60 days. It said 24% 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 53 days, so it is 8 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 39 Jun 2020 40 Dec 2020 39 Jun 2021 40 Dec 2021 40 Jun 2022 44 Dec 2022 44 Dec 2022 52 Jun 2023 55 Dec 2024 53 Jun 2025 56 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 3 Aug 2026 45 39%49%12%24% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 13 Apr 2026 56 32%52%16%26% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 30 Jul 2025 53 27%51%22%27% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 29 Jan 2025 55 45%33%22%31% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 28 Jul 2023 52 29%58%13%21% Report
Oct to Dec 2022 1 Feb 2023 44 38%53%9%14% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 1 Feb 2023 44 38%53%9%14% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 28 Jul 2022 40 43%51%6%16% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 31 Jan 2022 40 43%50%7%18% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 30 Jul 2021 39 45%49%6%15% Report
Jun to Dec 2020 28 Jan 2021 40 40%52%8%19% Report
Apr to Jun 2020 31 Jul 2020 39 46%49%5%10% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 3 Feb 2020 41 43%50%7%15% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 18 Jul 2019 47 30%56%14%20% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 23 Jan 2019 41 43%50%7%15% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 17 Jul 2018 41 41%51%8%19% 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.