Smith & Nephew UK Limited
Registered as SMITH & NEPHEW UK LIMITED. Company number 04421171. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 17 August 2026.
51days 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, Smith & Nephew UK Limited reported that it took an average of 51 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 24% of invoices within 30 days, 57% in 31 to 60 days and 19% after more than 60 days. It said 15% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 15% 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 45 days, so it is 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Jun 2026 | 17 Aug 2026 | 51 | 24% | 57% | 19% | 15% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2025 | 9 Jul 2026 | 45 | 27% | 64% | 9% | 16% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 9 Jul 2026 | 45 | 28% | 65% | 7% | 17% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2024 | 12 Mar 2025 | 41 | 28% | 67% | 5% | 14% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2024 | 5 Aug 2024 | 48 | 19% | 76% | 5% | 16% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 12 Jan 2024 | 38 | 60% | 35% | 5% | 7% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2023 | 13 Jul 2023 | 42 | 27% | 68% | 5% | 13% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2022 | 27 Jan 2023 | 39 | 34% | 61% | 5% | 15% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2022 | 15 Jul 2022 | 37 | 36% | 61% | 3% | 10% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2021 | 28 Jan 2022 | 38 | 32% | 66% | 2% | 10% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2021 | 15 Jul 2021 | 42 | 22% | 75% | 2% | 9% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 27 Jan 2021 | 43 | 21% | 76% | 2% | 9% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2020 | 22 Jul 2020 | 46 | 20% | 73% | 7% | 24% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 31 Jan 2020 | 50 | 25% | 67% | 8% | 22% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 25 Jul 2019 | 57 | 17% | 61% | 22% | 33% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 30 Jan 2019 | 85 | 11% | 53% | 36% | 47% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 20 Jul 2018 | 68 | 13% | 55% | 32% | 45% | 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.