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Morris & Spottiswood Limited

Registered as MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD LIMITED. Company number SC046129. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 31 July 2026.

50days 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, Morris & Spottiswood Limited reported that it took an average of 50 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 27% of invoices within 30 days, 50% in 31 to 60 days and 23% after more than 60 days. It said 35% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 16% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It is unchanged on the same period a year earlier (to 30 June 2025). It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 29 Dec 2020 38 Jun 2021 33 Dec 2021 38 Jun 2022 48 Dec 2022 37 Jun 2023 36 Dec 2023 33 Jun 2024 29 Dec 2024 50 Jun 2025 45 Dec 2025 50 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 31 Jul 2026 50 27%50%23%35% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 45 31%51%18%29% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 21 Aug 2025 50 31%50%19%30% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 21 May 2025 29 61%35%4%29% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 21 May 2025 33 47%48%5%39% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 21 May 2025 36 47%42%11%36% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 21 May 2025 37 43%47%10%41% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 21 May 2025 48 36%57%7%38% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 21 May 2025 38 39%52%9%35% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 21 May 2025 33 49%47%4%31% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 21 May 2025 38 41%53%6%35% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 21 May 2025 29 56%39%5%35% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 21 May 2025 32 48%45%7%49% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 21 May 2025 29 54%42%4%29% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 16 Jul 2019 43 46%37%17%33% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 15 Jul 2019 43 43%40%17%30% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 6 Aug 2018 40 43%41%16%32% 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.