| 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 | 29 | 48% | 47% | 5% | 0% |
| 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 | 22 Jul 2025 | 28 | 48% | 49% | 3% | 21% |
| 01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 | 24 Jan 2025 | 27 | 46% | 53% | 1% | 22% |
| 01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 | 18 Jul 2024 | 28 | 44% | 55% | 1% | 23% |
| 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 | 26 Jan 2024 | 27 | 46% | 53% | 1% | 26% |
| 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | 28 Jul 2023 | 28 | 45% | 54% | 1% | 24% |
| 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | 23 Jan 2023 | 28 | 56% | 43% | 1% | 11% |
| 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 | 13 Jul 2022 | 25 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 5% |
| 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 | 14 Jan 2022 | 26 | 67% | 32% | 1% | 8% |
| 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 | 27 Jul 2021 | 29 | 62% | 36% | 2% | 6% |
| 01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 | 20 Jul 2020 | 30 | 40% | 59% | 1% | 27% |
| 01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2019 | 27 Jan 2020 | 28 | 51% | 46% | 4% | 23% |
| 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 19 Jul 2019 | 35 | 37% | 56% | 7% | 48% |
| 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 | 04 Feb 2019 | 36 | 37% | 57% | 6% | 43% |
| 01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 2018 | 18 Jul 2018 | 15 | 89% | 11% | 0% | 3% |
This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.
Standard payment terms
Standard payment terms are at the end of the week following 30 days from receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the supplier. Significant contracts including those for player transfers and related transactions are subject to specific payment terms as set out in and agreed in the applicable contract. In addition to standard purchase invoice terms, football transfer fees are often paid in instalments over a number of years.
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
1460
Suppliers are advised to contact the member of staff who they dealt with initially, or the Accounts team. Any dispute that cannot be resolved in this way are passed up to the Finance Director and thereafter if still unresolved, a member of the Board.
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
AFC Bournemouth Limited is the company behind the professional football club AFC Bournemouth, based at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth. Its registered business activity is classed as the activities of sport clubs, covering the running of the football club and its home ground, including matchday operations such as catering, hospitality and event and venue hire, alongside sporting fixtures and club activities. Companies House records show the company as active, incorporated in 2008, with recent filings covering share allotments, charges and full accounts. The entity holds a significant control relationship with Turquoise Bidco Limited, indicating it sits within a wider corporate ownership structure while itself operating the football club and stadium facilities.
Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk