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Ordnance Survey Limited

Registered as ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED. Company number 09121572. 12 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 22 October 2026.

30days 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, Ordnance Survey Limited reported that it took an average of 30 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 75% of invoices within 30 days, 17% in 31 to 60 days and 8% after more than 60 days. It said 25% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 52% 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 32 days, so it is 2 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 30 Sep 2018 33 Mar 2019 32 Sep 2019 31 Mar 2020 29 Sep 2020 38 Sep 2023 41 Mar 2024 30 Sep 2024 21 Mar 2025 32 Sep 2025 32 Mar 2026 30 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 22 Oct 2026 30 75%17%8%25% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 30 Apr 2026 32 71%20%9%29% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 24 Oct 2025 32 75%17%8%25% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 28 Apr 2025 21 85%10%5%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 4 Nov 2024 30 79%14%7%21% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 10 Jun 2024 41 60%22%18%40% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 10 Jun 2024 38 61%27%12%39% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 22 Feb 2021 29 75%16%9%25% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 22 Feb 2021 31 68%24%8%32% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 29 Oct 2019 32 66%27%7%34% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 8 May 2019 33 67%24%9%33% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 13 Nov 2018 30 70%23%7%30% 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.