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Dechert LLP

Registered as DECHERT LLP. Company number OC306029. 15 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 21 July 2026.

30days 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, Dechert LLP reported that it took an average of 30 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 71% of invoices within 30 days, 17% in 31 to 60 days and 12% after more than 60 days. It said 29% 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 June 2025, the average was 51 days, so it is 21 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 23 Dec 2020 54 Jun 2021 59 Dec 2021 60 Jun 2022 64 Dec 2022 55 Jun 2023 57 Dec 2023 50 Jun 2024 50 Dec 2024 51 Jun 2025 40 Dec 2025 30 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 21 Jul 2026 30 71%17%12%29% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 29 May 2026 40 60%21%19%40% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 29 May 2026 51 57%19%24%43% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 29 May 2026 50 58%20%22%42% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 29 May 2026 50 60%18%22%0% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 29 May 2026 57 59%18%23%0% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 29 May 2026 55 53%23%24%0% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 29 May 2026 64 54%22%24%0% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 29 May 2026 60 57%21%22%0% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 29 May 2026 59 58%22%20%0% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 29 May 2026 54 59%22%19%0% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 25 Jan 2021 23 72%18%10%28% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 15 Jul 2020 18 81%12%7%19% Report
Jan to Dec 2019 29 Jan 2020 21 82%9%9%18% Report
Jan to Dec 2018 21 Nov 2019 28 80%8%12%20% 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.