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SSE Thermal Generation (Scotland) Limited

Registered as SSE THERMAL GENERATION (SCOTLAND) LIMITED. Company number SC664055. 7 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.

24days 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, SSE Thermal Generation (Scotland) Limited reported that it took an average of 24 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 90% of invoices within 30 days, 8% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 23% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 69% 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 25 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 28 Sep 2023 29 Mar 2024 26 Sep 2024 26 Mar 2025 25 Sep 2025 25 Mar 2026 24 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 24 90%8%2%23% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 28 Apr 2026 25 89%7%4%23% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 29 Apr 2026 25 90%8%2%23% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 24 Apr 2025 26 87%9%4%25% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 31 Oct 2024 26 84%11%5%32% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 24 Apr 2024 29 81%14%5%34% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 30 Oct 2023 28 83%12%5%28% 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.