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S&P Global Ratings UK Limited

Registered as S&P GLOBAL RATINGS UK LIMITED. Company number 11736453. 11 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 22 July 2026.

34days 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, S&P Global Ratings UK Limited reported that it took an average of 34 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 54% of invoices within 30 days, 36% in 31 to 60 days and 10% after more than 60 days. It said 10% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 42% 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 46 days, so it is 12 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 82 Jun 2021 65 Dec 2021 73 Jun 2022 64 Dec 2022 77 Jun 2023 48 Dec 2023 46 Jun 2024 45 Dec 2024 46 Jun 2025 39 Dec 2025 34 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 22 Jul 2026 34 54%36%10%10% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 2 Feb 2026 39 45%40%15%15% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 2 Feb 2026 46 36%38%26%26% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 2 Feb 2026 45 29%52%19%19% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 2 Feb 2026 46 33%48%19%19% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 2 Feb 2026 48 34%47%19%19% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 31 Jul 2025 77 30%33%37%37% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 30 Jun 2023 64 43%28%30%30% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 2 Aug 2022 73 24%36%41%41% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 3 Feb 2022 65 19%37%45%45% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 2 Aug 2021 82 9%35%55%55% 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.