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Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited

Registered as ARNOLD CLARK AUTOMOBILES LIMITED. Company number SC036386. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 30 July 2026.

19days 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, Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited reported that it took an average of 19 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 72% of invoices within 30 days, 25% in 31 to 60 days and 3% after more than 60 days. It said 9% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 82% 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 18 days, so it is 1 day slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 17 Dec 2020 15 Jun 2021 15 Dec 2021 15 Jun 2022 16 Dec 2022 15 Jun 2023 17 Dec 2023 15 Jun 2024 15 Dec 2024 18 Jun 2025 19 Dec 2025 19 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 30 Jul 2026 19 72%25%3%9% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 19 73%24%3%12% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 30 Jul 2025 18 77%21%2%10% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 7 Feb 2025 15 78%20%2%10% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 30 Jul 2024 15 80%19%1%8% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 26 Jan 2024 17 78%21%1%10% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 26 Jul 2023 15 81%17%2%10% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 27 Jan 2023 16 79%20%1%9% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 27 Jul 2022 15 81%17%2%9% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 26 Jan 2022 15 81%18%1%10% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 29 Jul 2021 15 82%17%1%7% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 27 Jan 2021 17 79%19%2%10% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 30 Jul 2020 18 80%15%5%14% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 24 Jan 2020 18 76%22%2%8% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 30 Jul 2019 18 75%24%1%9% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 30 Jan 2019 20 72%26%2%12% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 30 Jul 2018 20 69%28%3%10% 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.