Industry ranking
| Reporting Period | Filing Date | Average Time to Pay (days) | Paid within 30 days | Paid 31-60 days | Paid after 60 days | Not Paid within Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 | 30 Jan 2026 | 68 | 28% | 11% | 61% | 3% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 28 Jul 2025 | 69 | 26% | 11% | 63% | 3% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 28 Jan 2025 | 67 | 30% | 11% | 59% | 3% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 68 | 28% | 11% | 61% | 3% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 29 Jan 2024 | 66 | 31% | 12% | 57% | 2% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 27 Jul 2023 | 67 | 28% | 11% | 60% | 1% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 26 Jan 2023 | 66 | 29% | 11% | 59% | 3% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 29 Jul 2022 | 67 | 28% | 13% | 59% | 2% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 01 Feb 2022 | 65 | 30% | 15% | 55% | 1% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 29 Jul 2021 | 66 | 27% | 19% | 54% | 2% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 66 | 26% | 19% | 55% | 4% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 28 Jan 2020 | 61 | 32% | 22% | 46% | 3% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 30 Jul 2019 | 63 | 28% | 23% | 49% | 4% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 29 Jan 2019 | 62 | 30% | 23% | 46% | 7% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 27 Jul 2018 | 62 | 30% | 24% | 46% | 4% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited standard payment terms are 90 days from receipt of a valid invoice. We offer payment terms of 30 days from receipt of a valid invoice for SME suppliers, charities and business associations.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No information available
Any other information about payment terms
No additional information
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
180
Suppliers can get in touch with Unilever's Accounts Payable Helpdesk for any invoice or payment queries via phone or by logging a request using the Supplier Query Form also find out How To Invoice Unilever. The website also provides information on what to include on invoices, how to read a purchase order or escalate an existing query.
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?
For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
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Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No information available
Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited is a UK-registered entity, incorporated in 1889, that forms part of the wider Unilever group, a global consumer goods business making brands across beauty and wellbeing, personal care, home care and foods. Companies House records the entity's own activities as other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering, and other business support service activities, indicating it functions as an internal research and support services company within the group rather than as a consumer-facing trading business itself. The wider group develops and markets household, personal care and food brands worldwide, but the specific figures and consumer operations described relate to the Unilever group as a whole, not this entity alone.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: unilever.com