30 Fair PaymentHow fast UK companies pay their suppliers
  1. Home
  2. Companies
  3. The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company

The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company

Registered as THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. Company number SC083026. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 30 July 2026.

5days 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, The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company reported that it took an average of 5 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 98% of invoices within 30 days, 1% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 99% 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 7 days, so it is 2 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 8 Dec 2020 8 Jun 2021 9 Dec 2021 8 Jun 2022 6 Dec 2022 9 Jun 2023 7 Dec 2023 8 Jun 2024 7 Dec 2024 7 Jun 2025 6 Dec 2025 5 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 5 98%1%1%2% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 6 98%1%1%2% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 31 Jul 2025 7 97%2%1%3% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 23 Jan 2025 7 97%2%1%3% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 24 Jul 2024 8 96%2%2%4% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 25 Jan 2024 7 97%2%1%4% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 27 Jul 2023 9 95%3%2%6% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 25 Jan 2023 6 97%2%1%3% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 27 Jul 2022 8 96%2%2%5% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 21 Jan 2022 9 95%2%3%5% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 29 Jul 2021 8 96%2%2%4% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 29 Jan 2021 8 96%2%2%4% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 28 Jul 2020 7 98%1%1%2% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 30 Jan 2020 7 98%0%0%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 29 Jul 2019 6 99%1%1%1% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 31 Jan 2019 6 99%1%0%1% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 30 Jul 2018 8 98%1%1%2% 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.