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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 | 30 Jan 2026 | 47 | 43% | 31% | 26% | 6% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 29 Jul 2025 | 39 | 37% | 54% | 9% | 7% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 28 Jan 2025 | 39 | 49% | 34% | 17% | 71% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 17 Jul 2024 | 51 | 36% | 28% | 35% | 62% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 17 Jan 2024 | 43 | 39% | 35% | 26% | 51% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 28 Jul 2023 | 45 | 37% | 34% | 29% | 52% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 30 Jan 2023 | 45 | 35% | 36% | 28% | 50% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 29 Jul 2022 | 46 | 34% | 36% | 30% | 56% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 | 46 | 34% | 37% | 29% | 54% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 29 Jul 2021 | 47 | 31% | 38% | 31% | 83% |
| 01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 | 28 Jan 2021 | 47 | 31% | 37% | 32% | 82% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 31 Jul 2020 | 48 | 30% | 36% | 34% | 83% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 31 Jan 2020 | 50 | 26% | 37% | 37% | 83% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 04 Oct 2019 | 49 | 29% | 36% | 35% | 93% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Default payment terms of 90 days are applied unless shorter payment terms are agreed with the supplier. Most used payment terms include 45 days and 60 days.
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
90
The purchaser contacts the supplier to try to resolve the situation and then will inform Accounts who will chase for any expected credit notes
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
Essity UK Limited is a manufacturing company based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, registered as a private limited company since 1996. It was previously known as SCA Hygiene UK Limited and later SCA Hygiene Products UK Limited before adopting its current name. Its registered activities cover the manufacture of paper and paperboard, and the manufacture of household and sanitary goods and toilet requisites. As the UK entity within the wider Essity group, it forms part of a business focused on hygiene and paper-based consumer products, operating from its Bedfordshire registered office under continuing active company status.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk