PREQIN LTD carries an average payment time of 48 days, placing it well beyond the standard 30-day benchmark and indicating a structurally slow payment cycle. While 67% of payments are made within 30 days, the remaining 33% skew heavily late, with a notable 22% of payments exceeding 60 days, pulling the average significantly upward. This distribution suggests a two-speed payment pattern where a majority of invoices are settled promptly, but a persistent minority experience substantial delays.
A 26% late payment rate signals meaningful unreliability, meaning roughly one in four invoices will not be settled on agreed terms. The concentration of 22% of payments in the over-60-days bracket is a particularly high-risk indicator, as these extended delays can materially impact supplier cash flow and forecasting. The 11% in the 31-60 day window adds further unpredictability, making payment timing difficult to plan around with confidence.
PREQIN LTD presents a moderate-to-high payment risk profile that warrants protective measures before extending standard credit terms. Suppliers should consider shortening payment terms to net 15 or net 20 days to counteract the tendency toward delays, or applying early payment incentives to encourage settlement within the faster-paying 67% cohort. For higher-value contracts, requiring partial upfront payment or implementing credit limits proportional to the 26% late payment exposure would provide meaningful risk mitigation.
| 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 |
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| 01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 | 28 Jan 2026 | 48 | 67% | 11% | 22% | 26% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 29 Jul 2025 | 32 | 79% | 11% | 10% | 14% |
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Standard payment terms
45 days
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
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Any other information about payment terms
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Maximum contractual payment period agreed
45
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Preqin Ltd, registered in England since 2002, was previously known as Asset Research Limited and later Private Equity Intelligence Limited before adopting the Preqin name. It is registered under "other publishing activities" and evidence describes it as a specialist data platform for the alternative assets industry, built on accumulated proprietary data and institutional relationships. The company operates as a subsidiary within a wider corporate group, having been controlled at various times by Preqin Holding Limited, Colmore Intermediate Ltd and, more recently, Preqin HC Limited. Filed accounts are prepared under a parent company guarantee. As the UK registered entity, its role is providing alternative-assets data and research rather than acting as the group's ultimate holding company.
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