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London Power Networks PLC

Registered as LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLC. Company number 03929195. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 27 October 2026.

20days 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, London Power Networks PLC reported that it took an average of 20 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 96% of invoices within 30 days, 3% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 8% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 80% 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 5 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 20 Mar 2021 19 Sep 2021 20 Mar 2022 20 Sep 2022 17 Mar 2023 18 Sep 2023 20 Mar 2024 35 Sep 2024 32 Mar 2025 25 Sep 2025 20 Mar 2026 20 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 20 96%3%1%8% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 27 Apr 2026 20 97%2%1%5% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 26 Oct 2025 25 94%2%4%3% Report
Apr 2024 to Mar 2025 28 Apr 2025 32 68%29%3%29% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 25 Oct 2024 35 93%2%5%9% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 26 Apr 2024 20 97%2%2%4% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 25 Oct 2023 18 98%2%0%2% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 26 Apr 2023 17 97%2%1%4% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 31 Oct 2022 20 98%2%0%2% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 25 Apr 2022 20 97%3%0%2% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 28 Oct 2021 19 98%1%0%2% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 26 Apr 2021 20 98%2%0%2% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 26 Oct 2020 19 98%2%0%2% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 25 Apr 2020 19 98%2%0%3% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 29 Oct 2019 23 96%3%1%5% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 20 Apr 2019 21 98%2%0%1% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 23 Oct 2018 21 97%3%0%1% 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.