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Linklaters LLP

Registered as LINKLATERS LLP. Company number OC326345. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 April 2026, filed 7 July 2026.

36days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026, Linklaters LLP reported that it took an average of 36 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 67% of invoices within 30 days, 20% in 31 to 60 days and 13% after more than 60 days. It said 26% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 37% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 April 2025, the average was 34 days, so it is 2 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 3%.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 49 Oct 2020 46 Apr 2021 37 Oct 2021 42 Apr 2022 32 Oct 2022 32 Apr 2023 31 Oct 2023 31 Apr 2024 32 Oct 2024 34 Apr 2025 36 Oct 2025 36 Apr 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
Nov 2025 to Apr 2026 7 Jul 2026 36 67%20%13%26% Report
May to Oct 2025 1 Jul 2026 36 68%20%12%36% Report
Nov 2024 to Apr 2025 26 May 2026 34 68%21%11%34% Report
May to Oct 2024 26 May 2026 32 72%18%10%30% Report
Nov 2023 to Apr 2024 26 May 2026 31 73%19%8%28% Report
May to Oct 2023 28 Nov 2023 31 71%21%8%32% Report
Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 31 May 2023 32 70%21%9%33% Report
May to Oct 2022 28 Nov 2022 32 69%22%9%33% Report
Nov 2021 to Apr 2022 25 May 2022 42 62%24%14%39% Report
May to Oct 2021 29 Nov 2021 37 69%20%11%35% Report
Nov 2020 to Apr 2021 28 May 2021 46 60%22%18%40% Report
May to Oct 2020 30 Nov 2020 49 57%23%20%47% Report
Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 28 May 2020 47 57%24%19%31% Report
May to Oct 2019 21 Nov 2019 52 57%24%19%31% Report
Nov 2018 to Apr 2019 13 May 2019 46 57%23%20%32% Report
May to Oct 2018 26 Nov 2018 46 60%23%18%32% Report
Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 30 May 2018 50 56%23%21%21% Report
May to Oct 2017 1 Dec 2017 47 60%21%19%22% 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.