Cook Trading Limited
Registered as COOK TRADING LIMITED. Company number 04611064. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 26 September 2026, filed 28 October 2026.
43days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 29 March 2026 to 26 September 2026, Cook Trading Limited reported that it took an average of 43 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 26% of invoices within 30 days, 71% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 6% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 25% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 27 September 2025, the average was 42 days, so it is 1 day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar to Sep 2026 | 28 Oct 2026 | 43 | 26% | 71% | 3% | 6% | Report |
| Sep 2025 to Mar 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 | 41 | 28% | 67% | 5% | 8% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2025 | 3 Dec 2025 | 42 | 25% | 69% | 6% | 16% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Mar 2025 | 19 Sep 2025 | 46 | 28% | 61% | 11% | 19% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2024 | 15 Nov 2024 | 51 | 18% | 67% | 15% | 39% | Report |
| Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 | 31 Jul 2024 | 52 | 18% | 67% | 15% | 28% | Report |
| Apr to Sep 2023 | 24 Nov 2023 | 52 | 21% | 64% | 15% | 27% | Report |
| Sep 2022 to Apr 2023 | 24 Nov 2023 | 51 | 24% | 60% | 16% | 26% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2022 | 24 Apr 2023 | 42 | 35% | 52% | 13% | 25% | Report |
| Sep 2021 to Mar 2022 | 13 May 2022 | 49 | 20% | 66% | 14% | 33% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2021 | 8 Nov 2021 | 47 | 22% | 69% | 9% | 23% | Report |
| Sep 2020 to Mar 2021 | 11 Jun 2021 | 52 | 18% | 70% | 12% | 25% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2020 | 17 Nov 2020 | 47 | 18% | 72% | 10% | 42% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Mar 2020 | 28 May 2020 | 50 | 17% | 70% | 13% | 30% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 | 47 | 17% | 72% | 11% | 15% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Mar 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 | 49 | 15% | 75% | 10% | 24% | 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.