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Universal Studios Limited

Registered as UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LIMITED. Company number 09074960. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 9 September 2026.

40days 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, Universal Studios Limited reported that it took an average of 40 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 55% of invoices within 30 days, 26% in 31 to 60 days and 19% after more than 60 days. It said 87% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 29% 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 35 days, so it is 5 days slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 43 Dec 2020 34 Jun 2021 53 Dec 2021 44 Jun 2022 43 Dec 2022 46 Jun 2023 47 Dec 2023 57 Jun 2024 60 Dec 2024 35 Jun 2025 124 Dec 2025 40 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 9 Sep 2026 40 55%26%19%87% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 29 Jan 2026 124 22%13%65%84% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 31 Jul 2025 35 65%21%14%64% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 31 Jan 2025 60 54%23%23%49% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 31 Jul 2024 57 49%23%28%58% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 31 Jan 2024 47 59%19%22%52% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 31 Jul 2023 46 34%47%19%75% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 30 Jan 2023 43 51%34%15%46% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 29 Jul 2022 44 46%34%20%53% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 28 Jan 2022 53 46%39%14%68% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 26 Jul 2021 34 64%22%14%69% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 27 Jan 2021 43 63%14%23%48% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 30 Jul 2020 42 61%22%17%51% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 28 Jan 2020 37 63%30%7%48% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 22 Jul 2019 32 77%10%13%35% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 28 Jan 2019 36 71%10%19%35% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 24 Jul 2018 55 31%38%30%59% 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.