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BBC Studios Productions Limited

Registered as BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED. Company number 09463829. 17 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, BBC Studios Productions Limited reported that it took an average of 30 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 46% of invoices within 30 days, 45% in 31 to 60 days and 9% after more than 60 days. It said 9% 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 27 days, so it is 3 days slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 25 Mar 2021 25 Sep 2021 25 Mar 2022 28 Sep 2022 29 Mar 2023 28 Sep 2023 29 Mar 2024 29 Sep 2024 29 Mar 2025 27 Sep 2025 29 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 46%45%9%9% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 21 Apr 2026 29 51%41%8%7% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 28 Oct 2025 27 56%35%9%8% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 24 Apr 2025 29 52%39%9%13% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 29 Oct 2024 29 51%39%10%6% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 24 Apr 2024 29 54%37%9%6% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 26 Oct 2023 28 56%36%8%7% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 25 Apr 2023 29 55%36%9%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 24 Oct 2022 28 56%35%9%7% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 29 Apr 2022 25 57%39%4%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 26 Oct 2021 25 57%42%1%7% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 26 Apr 2021 25 59%40%1%4% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 26 Oct 2020 27 55%44%1%7% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 29 Apr 2020 26 59%40%1%7% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 31 Oct 2019 26 59%40%1%7% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 18 Apr 2019 26 56%43%1%6% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 19 Oct 2018 26 57%42%1%5% 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.