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Transport UK London Bus Limited

Registered as TRANSPORT UK LONDON BUS LIMITED. Company number 03786162. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 27 October 2026.

27days on average to pay

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

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Transport UK London Bus Limited reported that it took an average of 27 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 82% of invoices within 30 days, 13% in 31 to 60 days and 5% after more than 60 days. It said 16% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 61% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 24 days, so it is 3 days slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 25 Dec 2020 27 Jun 2021 21 Dec 2021 20 Jun 2022 19 Dec 2022 20 Jun 2023 22 Mar 2024 28 Sep 2024 24 Mar 2025 24 Sep 2025 28 Mar 2026 27 Sep 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
Apr to Sep 2026 27 Oct 2026 27 82%13%5%16% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 28 Apr 2026 28 79%16%5%23% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 29 Oct 2025 24 89%9%2%15% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 30 Apr 2025 24 84%13%3%21% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 22 Oct 2024 28 85%12%3%20% Report
Jul 2023 to Mar 2024 30 Apr 2024 22 90%6%4%18% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 28 Jul 2023 20 94%4%2%17% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 30 Jan 2023 19 94%3%3%14% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 25 Jul 2022 20 94%3%3%12% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 26 Jan 2022 21 92%4%4%14% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 27 Jul 2021 27 79%15%6%21% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 28 Jan 2021 25 90%5%5%10% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 28 Jul 2020 23 88%7%5%22% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 30 Jan 2020 22 90%6%4%18% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 30 Jul 2019 22 91%6%3%17% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 30 Jan 2019 21 92%5%3%16% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 29 Jul 2018 26 86%8%6%30% 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.