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Scotrail Trains Limited

Registered as SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED. Company number SC328826. 7 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.

14days on average to pay

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

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, Scotrail Trains Limited reported that it took an average of 14 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 94% of invoices within 30 days, 4% 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 90% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 12 days, so it is 2 days slower now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 16 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 14 Sep 2024 13 Mar 2025 12 Sep 2025 13 Mar 2026 14 Sep 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
Apr to Sep 2026 29 Oct 2026 14 94%4%2%12% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 30 Apr 2026 13 95%3%2%11% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 30 Oct 2025 12 96%2%2%10% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 28 Apr 2025 13 96%2%2%11% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 6 Nov 2024 14 95%3%2%10% Report
Oct 2023 to Apr 2024 30 Apr 2024 15 94%4%2%13% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 31 Oct 2023 16 93%5%2%19% 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.