Industry ranking
Score of 86.7/100 qualifies for PaymentCheck Certification
| 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 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 28 Aug 2025 | 25 | 78% | 17% | 5% | 0% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 29 Jan 2025 | 5 | 91% | 5% | 4% | 49% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 02 Aug 2024 | 19 | 90% | 8% | 2% | 49% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 02 Feb 2024 | 19 | 90% | 7% | 3% | 54% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 09 Aug 2023 | 21 | 89% | 9% | 2% | 46% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 22 | 86% | 12% | 2% | 46% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 28 Jul 2022 | 24 | 83% | 15% | 2% | 55% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 27 Jan 2022 | 21 | 89% | 10% | 1% | 41% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 20 Jul 2021 | 23 | 89% | 10% | 1% | 35% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 20 Jan 2021 | 20 | 90% | 8% | 2% | 38% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 04 Aug 2020 | 21 | 87% | 10% | 3% | 49% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 20 Jan 2020 | 17 | 90% | 9% | 1% | 59% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 18 | 90% | 9% | 1% | 53% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 17 Jan 2019 | 14 | 93% | 6% | 1% | 49% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 01 Aug 2018 | 20 | 89% | 10% | 1% | 49% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
The FT’s most common supplier payment terms are: • Net 30 – All vendors • Immediate – Vendors The maximum payment period that the FT has agreed to in July to December 2024 is 60 days. Payment terms depends largely on agreements with respective suppliers. Should the agreement be silent, the FT’s default payment term of 30 applies. There have been no changes to standard payment terms in the reporting period.
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
60
The FT business contact is responsible for confirming that the good / service delivered is of the required quality before payment is actioned. Invoice disputes are addressed with the suppliers directly by the FT business contact. Invoices under dispute can be processed within Oracle ebusiness suite and placed on hold. Approval and payment may take some time as dependent on the resolution of the dispute. Suppliers can contact the FT’s Global Accounts Payable team via its group mailbox accounts.payable@ft.com. An Accounts Payable Analyst would be available to answer supplier queries 22 x 5. The FT’s Global Accounts Payable team ensures that authorizers are regularly chased to approve invoices in their approval queues and any long outstanding invoices not approved within reasonable timeframes will be queried, thereby, identifying any disputed invoice. The FT recommends suppliers to send their invoices directly to email address accounts.payable@ft.com to be lodged within our Oracle system and to commence tracking through to settlement
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
The Financial Times Limited is the registered UK entity behind the Financial Times newspaper, incorporated in 1928 and registered at Bracken House, London. Its official nature of business is publishing of newspapers, and Companies House lists it under newspapers, magazines and online publishing. The company is active, files accounts and confirmation statements as required, and its officers are drawn from the wider Financial Times group's management. No further detail on specific products, revenue or operating structure beyond its publishing classification is available from the evidence supplied.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk