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Discovery Communications Europe Limited

Registered as DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED. Company number 05039068. 6 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 15 July 2026.

17days 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, Discovery Communications Europe Limited reported that it took an average of 17 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 92% of invoices within 30 days, 5% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 30% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 86% 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 21 days, so it is 4 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 43 Dec 2023 25 Jun 2024 20 Dec 2024 21 Jun 2025 19 Dec 2025 17 Jun 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
Jan to Jun 2026 15 Jul 2026 17 92%5%3%30% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 29 Jan 2026 19 90%6%4%15% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 23 Jul 2025 21 82%11%7%52% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 30 Jan 2025 20 82%9%9%22% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 30 Jul 2024 25 88%6%5%33% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 5 Feb 2024 43 23%69%8%33% 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.