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| 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 | 28 Jan 2026 | 30 | 54% | 44% | 2% | 19% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jul 2025 | 31 | 54% | 44% | 2% | 17% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 28 | 59% | 39% | 2% | 18% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 31 Jul 2024 | 29 | 56% | 43% | 1% | 17% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 30 Jan 2024 | 30 | 59% | 39% | 2% | 21% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 27 Jul 2023 | 30 | 56% | 42% | 2% | 22% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 26 Jan 2023 | 27 | 61% | 37% | 2% | 27% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 29 Jul 2022 | 30 | 59% | 39% | 2% | 28% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 01 Feb 2022 | 26 | 66% | 32% | 2% | 22% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 27 Jul 2021 | 27 | 66% | 31% | 3% | 21% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 29 | 67% | 31% | 2% | 23% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 27 Jan 2020 | 23 | 72% | 27% | 1% | 29% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 25 Jul 2019 | 21 | 77% | 22% | 1% | 34% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 30 Jan 2019 | 24 | 72% | 27% | 2% | 28% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 26 Jul 2018 | 25 | 68% | 30% | 2% | 47% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Standard contractual terms for goods and services is 60 days. Healthcare Professionals are paid 10 days from invoice date. Affiliate companies are paid on the 15th of the month following.
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
Vendors for the UK can upload and view the status of their invoices and purchase orders on our online portal ,Ariba. All Invoice and payment queries are first directed to our invoicing team, who have 48hrs to respond. Unresolved queries are then escalated to management team as appropriate. If an invoice is sent in without a purchase order it is returned to the vendor, to be resent with a purchase order number.
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
Eli Lilly and Company Limited is a UK registered entity engaged in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products, based in Basingstoke. It was previously named Lilly Industries Limited until 1997. The company forms part of the Eli Lilly corporate group, being controlled by Eli Lilly Group Limited since 2016, and sits alongside other UK Lilly entities including a research centre and leasing company. It has supplied branded medicines to the NHS under several regional framework agreements, with contract awards recorded on the public register. It is a licensed sponsor for skilled worker visas and holds leasehold property interests in Hampshire and Bracknell Forest.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · companiesintheuk.co.uk