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Charles River Laboratories Edinburgh Limited

Registered as CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES EDINBURGH LIMITED. Company number SC091725. 7 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 27 June 2026, filed 11 September 2026.

49days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 28 December 2025 to 27 June 2026, Charles River Laboratories Edinburgh Limited reported that it took an average of 49 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 25% of invoices within 30 days, 66% in 31 to 60 days and 9% after more than 60 days. It said 22% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 17% 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 28 June 2025).

Average days to pay, report by report

30 66 Jun 2023 54 Dec 2023 55 Jun 2024 40 Dec 2024 49 Jun 2025 49 Dec 2025 49 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
Dec 2025 to Jun 2026 11 Sep 2026 49 25%66%9%22% Report
Jun to Dec 2025 20 Jan 2026 49 22%73%5%18% Report
Dec 2024 to Jun 2025 20 Jan 2026 49 25%61%14%24% Report
Jun to Dec 2024 20 Jan 2026 40 28%67%5%15% Report
Dec 2023 to Jun 2024 20 Jan 2026 55 32%58%10%20% Report
Jun to Dec 2023 29 Jan 2026 54 38%53%9%23% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 29 Jan 2026 66 43%46%11%27% 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.