The Press Association Limited
Registered as THE PRESS ASSOCIATION LIMITED. Company number 05946902. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 1 June 2026, filed 31 July 2026.
21days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 January 2026 to 1 June 2026, The Press Association Limited reported that it took an average of 21 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 70% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 77% 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 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Jun 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | 21 | 78% | 19% | 3% | 70% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2025 | 14 Jan 2026 | 18 | 88% | 11% | 1% | 56% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 30 Jul 2025 | 20 | 85% | 14% | 1% | 55% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2024 | 27 Jan 2025 | 20 | 82% | 17% | 1% | 57% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2024 | 15 Jul 2024 | 20 | 89% | 11% | 0% | 50% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 26 Jan 2024 | 20 | 85% | 14% | 1% | 50% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2023 | 28 Jul 2023 | 24 | 92% | 5% | 3% | 24% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2022 | 27 Jan 2023 | 27 | 84% | 11% | 5% | 56% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2022 | 28 Jul 2022 | 18 | 92% | 8% | 1% | 49% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2021 | 28 Jan 2022 | 26 | 79% | 16% | 5% | 59% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2021 | 27 Jul 2021 | 22 | 75% | 23% | 2% | 65% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 28 Jan 2021 | 22 | 79% | 20% | 1% | 58% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 20 | 82% | 16% | 2% | 60% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 17 | 89% | 9% | 2% | 61% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 30 Jul 2019 | 19 | 87% | 11% | 2% | 63% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 30 Jan 2019 | 21 | 84% | 13% | 3% | 68% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 19 Jul 2018 | 24 | 74% | 21% | 6% | 71% | 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.