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National Energy System Operator Limited

Registered as NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED. Company number 11014226. 13 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.

21days 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, National Energy System Operator Limited reported that it took an average of 21 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 78% of invoices within 30 days, 14% in 31 to 60 days and 8% after more than 60 days. It said 22% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 77% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 1 September 2025, the average was 20 days, so it is 1 day slower now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 12 Mar 2021 16 Sep 2021 20 Mar 2022 21 Sep 2022 21 Mar 2023 20 Sep 2023 20 Mar 2024 16 Sep 2024 18 Mar 2025 20 Sep 2025 22 Mar 2026 21 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 21 78%14%8%22% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 29 Apr 2026 22 84%15%1%8% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 30 Oct 2025 20 79%19%2%11% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 29 Apr 2025 18 78%21%1%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 21 Nov 2024 16 84%15%1%9% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 2 May 2024 20 70%30%0%4% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 31 Oct 2023 20 70%29%1%12% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 28 Apr 2023 21 72%27%1%25% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 27 Oct 2022 21 66%33%1%25% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 30 Apr 2022 20 74%25%2%32% Report
Apr to Sep 2021 29 Oct 2021 16 79%19%1%31% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 29 Apr 2021 12 83%15%2%15% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 29 Oct 2020 17 77%19%4%23% 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.