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Starling Bank Limited

Registered as STARLING BANK LIMITED. Company number 09092149. 11 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 30 October 2026.

12days 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, Starling Bank Limited reported that it took an average of 12 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 96% of invoices within 30 days, 3% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 9% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 93% 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 13 days, so it is 1 day faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 26 Sep 2021 27 Mar 2022 25 Sep 2022 21 Mar 2023 22 Sep 2023 18 Mar 2024 15 Sep 2024 13 Mar 2025 13 Sep 2025 12 Mar 2026 12 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 30 Oct 2026 12 96%3%1%9% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 29 Apr 2026 12 97%3%0%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 30 Oct 2025 13 95%4%1%12% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 30 Apr 2025 13 97%3%0%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 29 Oct 2024 15 97%3%0%12% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 30 Apr 2024 18 97%3%0%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 27 Oct 2023 22 99%1%0%6% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 28 Apr 2023 21 94%6%1%13% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 20 Oct 2022 25 83%14%3%28% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 29 Apr 2022 27 76%24%0%59% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 29 Apr 2022 26 83%16%1%68% 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.