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Shoosmiths LLP

Registered as SHOOSMITHS LLP. Company number OC374987. 19 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 22 October 2026.

27days 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, Shoosmiths LLP reported that it took an average of 27 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 74% of invoices within 30 days, 18% in 31 to 60 days and 8% after more than 60 days. It said 13% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 61% 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 42 days, so it is 15 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 34 Apr 2021 32 Oct 2021 31 Apr 2022 33 Oct 2022 36 Apr 2023 38 Oct 2023 38 Mar 2024 37 Sep 2024 37 Mar 2025 42 Sep 2025 34 Mar 2026 27 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 27 74%18%8%13% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 22 Apr 2026 34 75%15%10%12% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 21 Oct 2025 42 72%17%11%14% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 22 Apr 2025 37 71%18%11%17% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 30 Oct 2024 37 75%15%10%15% Report
Nov 2023 to Mar 2024 25 Apr 2024 38 72%16%12%17% Report
May to Oct 2023 29 Nov 2023 38 73%18%9%16% Report
Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 26 May 2023 36 72%17%11%14% Report
May to Oct 2022 29 Nov 2022 33 72%18%10%14% Report
Nov 2021 to Apr 2022 27 May 2022 31 76%15%9%12% Report
May to Oct 2021 26 Nov 2021 32 75%15%10%14% Report
Nov 2020 to Apr 2021 28 May 2021 34 75%14%11%13% Report
May to Oct 2020 27 Nov 2020 31 73%16%12%17% Report
Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 27 May 2020 28 75%17%9%16% Report
May to Oct 2019 28 Nov 2019 28 77%15%8%11% Report
Nov 2018 to Apr 2019 24 May 2019 29 76%16%8%11% Report
May to Oct 2018 26 Nov 2018 28 75%18%7%9% Report
Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 24 May 2018 33 65%21%14%18% Report
May to Oct 2017 22 Nov 2017 30 67%19%14%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.