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ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2025
68Fair
↑ 5.3vs last year
#3278 in UK
#209 in East of England

Industry ranking

  • 495th of 747 in Professional Services

Company Information

Company Number
03625145
Registered Address
19 Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB21 6DF
Status
Active
Employee Count
731
Turnover
£2,484,314,000
EBITDA
£130,865,000

Additional Details

Website
https://illumina.com
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
2 September 1998
Nature of Business
72110 - Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Industries
Professional Services
Region
East of England
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Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
30 days
Shortest Period:0 days
Longest Period:90 days
Max Contractual:90 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
60%
31-60 Days
35%
After 60 Days
5%
Not Paid Within Terms50%

Payment Features

Participates in Codes✗ No
E-Invoicing✗ No
Supply Chain Finance✗ No

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2025-07-24
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 202524 Jul 20253060%35%5%50%
01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 202431 Jan 20253761%34%5%49%
01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 202429 Jul 20243754%32%14%61%
01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 202328 Jun 20243955%35%10%68%
01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 202329 Aug 20238723%40%37%62%
01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 202203 Feb 20238044%39%17%61%
01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 202201 Aug 20223950%44%6%44%
01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 202128 Jan 20223560%34%6%45%
01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 202129 Jul 20213754%38%8%45%
01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 202028 Jan 20212866%32%2%41%
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 202029 Jul 20203160%35%5%21%
01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 201928 Jan 20203061%38%1%50%
31 Dec 2018 - 30 Jun 201925 Jul 20193145%53%2%36%
02 Jul 2018 - 30 Dec 201830 Jan 20193339%60%1%52%
01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jul 201826 Jul 20184329%58%13%59%

Invoice Payment Practices

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Payment Terms

Standard payment terms

Global terms are 90 days, UK terms are usually set to 30 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

Dispute Resolution Process

All Procurement, aside from a small exemption list, requires an official Purchase Order through Ariba for Goods & Services. Illumina Cambridge have a dedicated accounts payable team that offers suppliers support through query resolution. Incorrect invoices are returned to the vendor and followed up by the team. The AP team can be contacted Monday to Friday. Contact by email is acknowledged. All calls are answered immediately.

Other Payment Information

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?

❌

During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No information available

About this company

Illumina Cambridge Limited, previously known as Solexa Limited, is a UK company registered at Granta Park, Cambridge, and part of the Illumina group, a US-headquartered life sciences business. Its registered activity is research and experimental development on biotechnology. Public contract records show it has supplied genetic sequencing equipment and related services to UK public bodies, including next generation sequencers, benchtop sequencing systems and high-throughput sequencing suites, along with support and maintenance for genomic analysis software. It holds a data protection registration and a modern slavery statement, and is a licensed sponsor of skilled worker visas. It remains an active private limited company, incorporated in 1998.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · companiesintheuk.co.uk

Financial Metrics

Cash
£49,956,137
Net Worth
£524,879,935
Total Current Assets
£736,592,074
Total Current Liabilities
£317,679,726

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Our mission is to change the culture of late payments in the UK and help save over 55,000 companies every year which close due to cashflow issues.

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© 2026 Payment Check Ltd

Registered Address: 3rd Floor Suite 207 Regent Street London W1B 3HH

Made by Alastair Campbell