Qinetiq Limited
Registered as QINETIQ LIMITED. Company number 03796233. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 3 November 2026.
28days 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, Qinetiq Limited reported that it took an average of 28 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 83% of invoices within 30 days, 15% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 17% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 58% 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 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr to Sep 2026 | 3 Nov 2026 | 28 | 83% | 15% | 2% | 17% | Report |
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 1 Jun 2026 | 28 | 79% | 18% | 3% | 14% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 3 Dec 2025 | 25 | 89% | 10% | 1% | 7% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 20 May 2025 | 28 | 79% | 19% | 2% | 15% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 4 Nov 2024 | 28 | 83% | 15% | 2% | 9% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 1 May 2024 | 28 | 86% | 12% | 2% | 7% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 3 Nov 2023 | 22 | 88% | 10% | 2% | 7% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 27 Apr 2023 | 24 | 81% | 17% | 2% | 7% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 2 Nov 2022 | 24 | 81% | 17% | 2% | 8% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 5 May 2022 | 24 | 80% | 18% | 2% | 7% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 10 Nov 2021 | 23 | 82% | 16% | 2% | 8% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 20 Apr 2021 | 23 | 82% | 16% | 2% | 6% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 29 Oct 2020 | 25 | 81% | 15% | 4% | 11% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 30 Apr 2020 | 40 | 60% | 31% | 9% | 23% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 1 Nov 2019 | 47 | 61% | 34% | 5% | 21% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 29 Apr 2019 | 43 | 52% | 41% | 7% | 14% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 22 Oct 2018 | 44 | 55% | 41% | 4% | 9% | 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.