Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Registered as QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH. Company number SC007335. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 31 July 2026, filed 4 August 2026.
30days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 February 2026 to 31 July 2026, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh reported that it took an average of 30 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 74% of invoices within 30 days, 20% in 31 to 60 days and 6% after more than 60 days. It said 26% 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 31 July 2025, the average was 21 days, so it is 9 days slower now.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb to Jul 2026 | 4 Aug 2026 | 30 | 74% | 20% | 6% | 26% | Report |
| Aug 2025 to Jan 2026 | 17 Mar 2026 | 30 | 55% | 37% | 8% | 84% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2025 | 29 Aug 2025 | 21 | 69% | 29% | 2% | 31% | Report |
| Aug 2024 to Jan 2025 | 3 Mar 2025 | 12 | 95% | 5% | 0% | 5% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2024 | 27 Aug 2024 | 13 | 95% | 5% | 0% | 5% | Report |
| Aug 2023 to Jan 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | 14 | 94% | 6% | 0% | 6% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2023 | 29 Aug 2023 | 15 | 95% | 5% | 0% | 5% | Report |
| Aug 2022 to Jan 2023 | 14 Feb 2023 | 15 | 93% | 6% | 1% | 7% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 16 | 94% | 6% | 0% | 6% | Report |
| Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 | 25 Feb 2022 | 15 | 94% | 6% | 0% | 6% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2021 | 25 Aug 2021 | 14 | 96% | 4% | 0% | 4% | Report |
| Aug 2020 to Jan 2021 | 24 Feb 2021 | 17 | 90% | 10% | 0% | 10% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2020 | 25 Aug 2020 | 17 | 90% | 8% | 2% | 9% | Report |
| Aug 2019 to Jan 2020 | 2 Mar 2020 | 15 | 92% | 8% | 0% | 7% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2019 | 28 Nov 2019 | 27 | 76% | 21% | 3% | 23% | Report |
| Aug 2018 to Jan 2019 | 26 Feb 2019 | 20 | 82% | 17% | 1% | 18% | Report |
| Feb to Jul 2018 | 29 Aug 2018 | 27 | 62% | 35% | 3% | 35% | Report |
| Aug 2017 to Jan 2018 | 1 May 2018 | 28 | 61% | 35% | 4% | 37% | 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.