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Rail for London Limited

Registered as RAIL FOR LONDON LIMITED. Company number 05965930. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 23 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, Rail for London Limited reported that it took an average of 20 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 94% of invoices within 30 days, 4% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 15% 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. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 5%.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 20 Mar 2021 23 Sep 2021 25 Mar 2022 25 Sep 2022 23 Mar 2023 23 Sep 2023 24 Mar 2024 23 Sep 2024 25 Mar 2025 22 Sep 2025 20 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 23 Oct 2026 20 94%4%2%15% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 27 Apr 2026 20 95%4%1%13% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 30 Oct 2025 22 93%4%3%16% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 29 Apr 2025 25 89%6%5%20% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 30 Oct 2024 23 92%4%4%15% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 29 Apr 2024 24 92%5%3%14% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 31 Oct 2023 23 90%7%3%17% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 28 Apr 2023 23 92%5%3%13% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 30 Oct 2022 25 91%5%4%14% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 3 May 2022 25 94%4%2%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 30 Nov 2021 23 95%3%2%10% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 28 May 2021 20 94%4%2%14% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 5 Jan 2021 16 96%3%1%10% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 30 Apr 2020 17 97%3%0%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 4 Jan 2021 17 97%3%0%7% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 30 Apr 2019 19 96%3%1%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 30 Oct 2018 22 94%4%2%13% 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.