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The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited

Registered as THE MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR COMPANY LIMITED. Company number 07438262. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.

46days 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, The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited reported that it took an average of 46 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 29% of invoices within 30 days, 42% in 31 to 60 days and 29% after more than 60 days. It said 33% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 21% 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 40 days, so it is 6 days slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 33 Sep 2020 31 Mar 2021 40 Sep 2021 32 Mar 2022 32 Sep 2022 37 Mar 2023 32 Sep 2023 32 Sep 2024 33 Mar 2025 40 Sep 2025 42 Mar 2026 46 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 29 Oct 2026 46 29%42%29%33% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 30 Apr 2026 42 40%34%26%30% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 31 Oct 2025 40 39%34%27%22% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 1 May 2025 33 56%26%18%16% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 31 Oct 2024 32 53%28%19%12% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 30 Apr 2024 32 60%23%17%14% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 2 May 2023 37 61%20%19%22% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 26 Oct 2022 32 59%23%18%19% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 29 Apr 2022 32 60%25%15%19% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 28 Oct 2021 40 46%36%18%21% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 28 Apr 2021 31 84%6%10%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 28 Oct 2020 33 70%18%12%28% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 30 Apr 2020 26 73%23%3%32% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 23 Oct 2019 33 63%32%5%27% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 24 Apr 2019 36 58%33%9%23% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 23 Oct 2018 38 58%33%9%24% 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.