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PQ Silicas UK Limited

Registered as PQ SILICAS UK LIMITED. Company number 06458647. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 7 August 2026.

41days 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, PQ Silicas UK Limited reported that it took an average of 41 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 24% of invoices within 30 days, 66% in 31 to 60 days and 10% after more than 60 days. It said 5% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 27% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It is unchanged on the same period a year earlier (to 30 June 2025). It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 40 Dec 2020 38 Jun 2021 39 Dec 2021 38 Jun 2022 40 Dec 2022 38 Jun 2023 42 Dec 2023 42 Jun 2024 42 Dec 2024 41 Jun 2025 42 Dec 2025 41 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 7 Aug 2026 41 24%66%10%5% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 42 23%63%14%8% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 7 Aug 2025 41 23%66%11%9% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 3 Feb 2025 42 23%62%15%11% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 18 Jul 2024 42 24%65%11%7% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 31 Jan 2024 42 23%64%13%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 26 Jul 2023 38 28%62%10%10% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 31 Jan 2023 40 28%61%11%8% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 15 Jul 2022 38 30%62%8%8% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 31 Jan 2022 39 28%62%10%10% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 27 Jul 2021 38 32%61%7%10% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 27 Jan 2021 40 29%61%10%6% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 17 Jul 2020 38 32%58%10%7% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 27 Jan 2020 39 30%60%10%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 29 Jul 2019 40 28%62%10%6% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 30 Jan 2019 39 29%62%9%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 30 Jul 2018 38 32%61%7%7% 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.