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SP Distribution PLC

Registered as SP DISTRIBUTION PLC. Company number SC189125. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 21 July 2026.

30days 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, SP Distribution PLC reported that it took an average of 30 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 86% of invoices within 30 days, 12% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 12% 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 30 June 2025, the average was 31 days, so it is 1 day faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 26 Dec 2020 27 Jun 2021 28 Dec 2021 27 Jun 2022 28 Dec 2022 29 Jun 2023 26 Dec 2023 30 Jun 2024 29 Dec 2024 31 Jun 2025 29 Dec 2025 30 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 21 Jul 2026 30 86%12%2%12% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 30 Jan 2026 29 95%3%2%11% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 24 Jul 2025 31 79%18%3%22% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 28 Jan 2025 29 94%3%3%11% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 25 Jul 2024 30 85%13%2%12% Report
Jul to Dec 2023 25 Jan 2024 26 94%4%2%17% Report
Jan to Jun 2023 27 Jul 2023 29 85%12%3%11% Report
Jul to Dec 2022 26 Jan 2023 28 91%7%2%18% Report
Jan to Jun 2022 28 Jul 2022 27 87%11%2%12% Report
Jul to Dec 2021 27 Jan 2022 28 93%4%3%12% Report
Jan to Jun 2021 26 Jul 2021 27 92%5%3%12% Report
Jul to Dec 2020 27 Jan 2021 26 95%4%1%7% Report
Jan to Jun 2020 27 Jul 2020 26 95%4%1%8% Report
Jul to Dec 2019 23 Jan 2020 27 93%5%2%6% Report
Jan to Jun 2019 26 Jul 2019 25 93%5%2%15% Report
Jul to Dec 2018 23 Jan 2019 23 95%4%1%14% Report
Jan to Jun 2018 26 Jul 2018 24 85%13%2%33% 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.