Babcock Corporate Services Limited
Registered as BABCOCK CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED. Company number 04415588. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 2 November 2026.
29days 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, Babcock Corporate Services Limited reported that it took an average of 29 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 78% of invoices within 30 days, 19% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 23% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 55% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It is unchanged on the same period a year earlier (to 30 September 2025). It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 3%.
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 | 2 Nov 2026 | 29 | 78% | 19% | 3% | 23% | Report |
| Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 | 30 Apr 2026 | 29 | 73% | 25% | 2% | 23% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2025 | 30 Oct 2025 | 29 | 80% | 19% | 1% | 21% | Report |
| Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 | 30 Apr 2025 | 23 | 85% | 15% | 0% | 15% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2024 | 28 Oct 2024 | 20 | 86% | 14% | 0% | 20% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 26 Apr 2024 | 23 | 84% | 15% | 1% | 13% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 26 Oct 2023 | 28 | 80% | 18% | 2% | 14% | Report |
| Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | 27 Apr 2023 | 34 | 71% | 22% | 7% | 27% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | 36 | 63% | 26% | 11% | 38% | Report |
| Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 | 26 Apr 2022 | 33 | 65% | 32% | 3% | 16% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2021 | 20 Oct 2021 | 33 | 63% | 34% | 3% | 20% | Report |
| Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 | 27 Apr 2021 | 34 | 61% | 33% | 6% | 20% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2020 | 26 Oct 2020 | 34 | 61% | 35% | 4% | 24% | Report |
| Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 | 27 Apr 2020 | 33 | 61% | 35% | 4% | 30% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2019 | 28 Oct 2019 | 34 | 69% | 26% | 5% | 25% | Report |
| Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 | 25 Apr 2019 | 44 | 49% | 29% | 22% | 54% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2018 | 29 Oct 2018 | 46 | 47% | 30% | 23% | 52% | 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.