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Alstom Transport UK Limited

Registered as ALSTOM TRANSPORT UK LIMITED. Company number 08462831. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.

71days 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, Alstom Transport UK Limited reported that it took an average of 71 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 12% of invoices within 30 days, 21% in 31 to 60 days and 67% after more than 60 days. It said 34% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 4% 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 57 days, so it is 14 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 3%.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 50 Mar 2021 51 Sep 2021 45 Mar 2022 52 Sep 2022 55 Mar 2023 55 Sep 2023 58 Mar 2024 58 Sep 2024 78 Mar 2025 57 Sep 2025 71 Mar 2026 71 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 71 12%21%67%34% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 30 Apr 2026 71 18%28%54%40% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 22 Dec 2025 57 23%34%43%26% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 22 May 2025 78 19%32%49%49% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 28 Oct 2024 58 25%33%42%43% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 24 Apr 2024 58 20%37%43%46% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 25 Oct 2023 55 24%38%38%38% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 26 Apr 2023 55 23%38%39%39% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 26 Oct 2022 52 34%35%32%22% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 22 Apr 2022 45 35%41%23%23% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 27 Oct 2021 51 30%43%27%34% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 28 Apr 2021 50 38%31%31%42% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 27 Oct 2020 54 24%40%36%40% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 28 Apr 2020 53 27%33%40%38% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 31 Oct 2019 54 25%37%38%48% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 26 Apr 2019 54 29%34%37%52% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 26 Oct 2018 54 26%33%41%50% 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.