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SMBC Bank International PLC

Registered as SMBC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC. Company number 04684034. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 19 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, SMBC Bank International PLC reported that it took an average of 20 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 84% of invoices within 30 days, 10% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 16% 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 22 days, so it is 2 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 25 Mar 2021 26 Sep 2021 26 Mar 2022 33 Sep 2022 44 Mar 2023 13 Sep 2023 12 Mar 2024 13 Sep 2024 14 Mar 2025 22 Sep 2025 22 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 19 Oct 2026 20 84%10%6%16% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 23 Apr 2026 22 87%7%6%13% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 14 Apr 2026 22 83%10%7%17% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 24 Apr 2025 14 91%6%3%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 21 Oct 2024 13 92%5%3%8% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 30 Apr 2024 12 93%5%2%7% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 20 Oct 2023 13 92%5%3%8% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 28 Apr 2023 44 54%23%23%46% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 27 Oct 2022 33 64%21%15%36% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 29 Apr 2022 26 74%17%9%26% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 28 Oct 2021 26 80%14%7%20% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 21 Apr 2021 25 81%12%7%19% Report
Jan to Sep 2020 22 Oct 2020 26 77%16%7%23% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 22 Apr 2020 29 78%15%7%22% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 28 Oct 2019 32 72%17%10%28% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 29 Apr 2019 32 69%20%11%31% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 15 Oct 2018 25 77%16%7%23% 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.